Curtail noisy activities: Though maintaining a home calls for noisy activities like vacuuming, hammering nails, moving heavy furniture, their impact can be reduced if you restrict these activities to daytime hours. A 9 am to 9 pm bracket is a good rule of thumb for these activities. However, do check the exact specified quiet hours in your lease and rental regulations.

Curb noisy parties: Don’t let your parties come as a surprise to your neighbors, inform them beforehand. This way they will be psychologically better prepared for enduring the noise. At your end, don’t let the party go wild and untamed. Make sure the noise level does not get out of hand by keeping a tab on it. And remember even when you're having a party quiet hours apply.

“A man who has reformed himself has contributed his full share towards the reformation of his neighbor.” George Norman Douglas