Microsoft Outdoor air conditioner is sued by neighboring apartment owners

This report (reporter Wei) because the air conditioner roar all night, cause nearby residents dare not open windows, so Microsoft was "neighbor" Liang MoU to court.　　Microsoft filed an appeal after a court of first instance ruled that Microsoft paid the noise charges.　　Microsoft has withdrawn its appeal after the court brokered a settlement agreement with residents, the reporter learned today. It is understood that Microsoft (China) Limited rented Sigma building six floors for office use. Sigma Building and "residential" Sigma apartment north and south adjacent, spacing of about 6 meters.　　Microsoft has set up a number of air-conditioned outdoor units outside the Sigma building, making it "miserable" for some residents living in Sigma Apartments.　　Many residents in the community forum posted a protest, said the company's air-conditioning engine roar all night, causing a lot of interference to residents, some residents do not dare to open the window.　　A number of owners complained to the relevant government departments, eventually living in the Sigma apartment building 2nd, a beam, to create noise for the public, the company sued Microsoft to court.　　September 1, 2008, environmental monitoring and evaluation Company received a commissioned beam, the two bedrooms of sigma apartment for noise detection, resulting in two bedroom noise is not in line with indoor noise limit.　　Microsoft, however, did not recognize the validity of the test and suggested that it was not possible to confirm that the noise was caused by the site's proximity to the subway.　　After the trial, the first instance of the court decided that the Microsoft company within three months to take effective measures to ensure that its installed parts of the air-conditioning equipment produced by the noise in line with national standards.　　In addition, the company pays the compensation for noise damages at $150 per month, and the time is paid from January 2007 to the level of the State standard.　　Microsoft pleaded not guilty to the first instance and appealed to a Chinese court. The court mediated a trial that Microsoft had moved away from the Sigma building.　　Therefore, the first instance of the request for rectification of Microsoft's decision has no implementation significance. The Court of second instance presides over many mediation efforts by the parties. Finally, the parties reached a private settlement agreement, Microsoft withdrew the appeal.