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(1)To the neighbor of the apartment who complained of damage caused by the barking of the dog
(2)The court ruled that the dog owner should pay compensation
(3)The Gwangju District Court said that the residents upstairs who complained of noise damage
(4)against the dog owner downstairs
(5)a local court
(6)In a lawsuit for damages worth 3 million won
(7)The resident downstairs told me to pay 1 million won
(8)I’ve ruled in favor of some of the plaintiffs
(9)”I suffered considerable damage from the barking of a resident upstairs who was not in good health.”
(10)Gwangju District Court
(11)Even though the damage continued
(12)The owner of the dog downstairs
(13)did not take appropriate action”
(14)The reason why this ruling is unusual is that under the Noise and Vibration Control Act, noise is
(15)because it’s defined as the sound produced by human activity
(16)By law, dogs are excluded from noise measurement because they are objects
(17)But the court said that the barking of dogs
(18)Even if it does not meet the noise standard between floors
(19)If you repeat it every day, you’re going to hurt the victim mentally
(20)I decided I had to pay for it
(21)Earlier, the resident upstairs moved to an apartment in Dong-gu, Gwangju in March last year
(22)He’s been dog-barking downstairs for over two months
(23)claimed damage
(24)He has a disability, so he has no choice but to lie in the house
(25)Two dogs downstairs bark for more than five hours every day
(26)He suffered from stress and sleep disorders
(27)The people upstairs contact the people downstairs
(28)I filed a complaint through the management office
(29)It didn’t improve
(30)I’ve called the police and the noise center between floors
(31)But both the police and the neighborhood center
(32)I just answered that dog noise is not subject to reporting
(33)Eventually, the resident upstairs filed a civil suit
(34)After the trial, he was paid 1 million won in damages
(35)”Even after filing a lawsuit
(36)The defendant is not good at dog care
(37)”If it harms the original defendant,”
(38)”The manuscript will never again
(39)You can claim damages.”
After a person moved in, the dog raised in the house below suffers from dog noise for more than five hours a day
I called the police inter-floor noise center, but it didn’t work
Eventually, he filed a civil suit, and after the trial, he received 1 million won in damages
Originally, dogs are treated as objects and are excluded from noise measurement, but this ruling is very unusual