Hello all...I thought I knew my way around leases, and Landlord-Tenant law but now I'm in a bind...
I live in a walk-up in Brooklyn...Landlady decided to renovate the lobby, ie all space on the stairs, landing, etc...I'm in a place on the first floor.
Well, when the guys started hammering on MY wall and tearing stuff up at 8 AM, I called my landlady...she said it wasn't EXTERNAL construction and she could it allow to start pretty much whenever she pleased.
Now, it's Saturday...I thought that I could at least sleep in today, but NOOOOOOo........at 8 AM it was back to business as usual, and I went out and screamed at the guys who didn't speak English anyway to STOP. I had gone to bed late...so I popped a sleeping pill and slept for a few hours more.
Infuriatingly enough, of course, they were back to doing Quiet Activities later in the day....
So, now, I just called my landlady, who again yelled at me and told me that SHE made the rules for the building, and I just had to live with it.
Where I used to live, there were pretty strict no-construction-on-weekends-rule.
Of course, now they're just cleaning up at 3 PM...I guarantee they'll be back Sunday at 8 AM and HAMMERING again.
Now, this place is a dump, and there's been a sudden spate of repairs, so it's safe to assume that after this round is done, there will be more.
What can I do?
Status: Rent-stabilized apt, under a lease (not month to month), Brooklyn, NY.
Thanks to all,
Please post answers here or priv. message,
--Sleepless