House rules

Various people have asked me whether there really are restrictions and rules when it comes to living in apartments.

Here is an excerpt from our House Rules:

4. Please observe the following restrictions:
- Do not empty anything or shake eiderdowns etc. out of windows or from terraces or balconies.

- Do not beat carpets before 07.00 or after 20.00 or between 12.00 and 13.30, nor on Sundays or public holidays.

- Do not play a musical instrument before 08.00, after 21.00 or between 12.00 and 13.30. Sound systems such as radio, television, stereo system and musical instruments must be played at appropriate indoor volume levels to ensure no third parties are disturbed.

- Do not use washing-machines or tumblers between 22.00 and 06.00, and always run/drain water softly between 22.00 and 06.00. [In our previous House Rules it was stated that gentlemen were to sit rather than stand when using the toilet during those hours.]

- Do not leave waste bags standing around outside of your apartment. If containers are on hand, please deposit waste in closed waste bags directly in such containers.

- Do not leave objects in the entrance hall, corridors or in other communal areas, and never transport heavy loads such as crates and the like over stairs and floors without protective padding.

As we are on the first floor, it is our responsibility to keep the stairs (including windows) nearest our apartment clean, also clean the cellar stairs and the foyer, and to clear the front path of snow in some kind of weekly rotation which we haven't discovered yet.