The insane ‘complaint’ I received from my apartment’s strata committee is proof Australia is going mad

A fed-up tenant has outraged hundreds after sharing his strata committee’s latest “opaque” memo, urging all residents to “chop quietly” in their own kitchens.

The Sydney man, who claims similar memos regularly circulate in his apartment building, decided to share the latest message on Facebook.

“Christmas fun from your Strata Committee,” he captioned the photo, in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to make light of the angry tone.

“One for your enjoyment, and yes, this is a real request from our layers,” he wrote.

“To live harmoniously within a layer system, all residents must be aware of and take each other into account,” the note begins.

It continued to claim that there had been numerous reports of ‘noises’ in the building – before highlighting the main ‘examples’.

These include ‘unnecessary kitchen noises’ such as heavy chopping, banging of pans, motorized appliances and banging on the floor.

The letter highlighted the first ordinance in red, which states that occupiers must not make noise that disrupts the peaceful enjoyment of others in the block.

“Many of us are unaware that some of the sounds we make reverberate throughout apartments, especially kitchens,” the note continued.

The committee then called on owners/residents to keep noise pollution from their apartments to a minimum and thanked them in advance for their ‘cooperation’.

The man’s furious reaction was echoed by dozens of others who had found themselves in similar scenarios.

The man said he had lived in the building for years and rarely noticed noise from other apartments.

He believes one particular owner is behind most of the passive-aggressive notes.

“This person needs to find a 100-acre plot of land to live on… although all they would probably do is complain about the possums and wombats,” one woman replied.

“Oh, we love living close to the city, if only it was quieter,” another wrote sarcastically.

“How dare you use your kitchen for the purpose of survival, which is exactly what it was designed for,” a third added.

Others were confused by the so-called rules and how kitchen noise was considered an ‘interruption’.

‘Unnecessary kitchen noise? What do you mean you have to chop things there,” one woman raged.

Another encouraged those behind the notes to include what constitutes “normal hours.”

The man claimed the note was intended for tenants in the building and said it was often put up as a way to defame non-owners in the building.

He also clarified that the noise complaint was not directed at him because he was away when the note was handed out.