Dee Why father is fined for his rowdy children in Sydney branch
A single father living in a block of flats was left shocked after he was fined because his two young sons were too noisy.
Marley Evans was fined $250 after strata claimed he breached a bylaw over noise at the property in Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches.
A letter to Mr Evans, who lives with his mother Sacha, claimed other residents were disturbed by the children’s constant shouting, screaming, crying and banging.
Mr Evans said he regularly took his sons to a nearby park and beach to give their neighbors some peace and quiet.
He said his eldest son Jackson, four, has developmental problems and doesn’t understand the meaning of “quiet.” He has yet to speak and is more prone to outbursts.
Marley Evans was fined $250 by the strata in Dee Why, Sydney, because his children were too noisy (pictured, the unit)
His other son, Finn, is only two years old.
“They don’t know what’s going on yet, so they don’t know what they’re doing if they’re too loud,” he said. A current issue.
Mr Evans said he had received no warning from strata before being fined, and none of his neighbors had confronted him about the noise.
‘I was quite upset. I would have preferred if they had knocked on the door, given us a heads up and said, “Hey, can you try to keep it in?” but there was none of that. It was just a straight fine.”
The father and his two sons live with Sacha to save money.
It is not the first time Mr Evans has felt targeted by neighbors after he and Sacha were ordered to keep their dog quiet last month.
Now he claims they feel like they are “walking on eggshells.”
As the owner of the unit, Sacha was told she would have to pay 10 percent interest for each year the fine remained unpaid.
Shocked by the strata’s lack of compassion, she tried to get the fine dropped, but was told it would cost $210 an hour to discuss the matter.
Mr Evans (pictured with one of his sons) said he regularly takes his children to the local park and beach to give the neighbors a break
“Children cry, this is expected and we don’t have 100 percent control over it. You can’t make a two-year-old stop crying,” she said.
“I don’t want strata and corporate bodies to think they can keep doing this, and I don’t want other people to be bullied or victimized in the way I think we have been.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the strata for comment.