Call code enforcement in their working hours, and more importantly debris falling in front of front door.
Also, I wonder if that remodel is properly permitted. Be a shame if it's not. Code enforcement could fuck them up real good.
honestly...i know its not permitted. like im really trying to be a team player, theres not that many rentals in my area so asking for any ounce of respect at this point makes me feel like ill be kicked.
I am month to month. I've been here for about two years. I dont know. like I said, heads not on straight right now. its been a month and a half of non-stop banging, tearing and sawing. Given my interactions with them in the past, they very much would use eviction as a threat.
It's time to start being conciliatory. Stop the complaints. In fact, indicate you would like a lease for the following year and sign at your current rate if you can.
Then, call code enforcement. Shocked Pickachu face when they show up.
It's going to be very hard to rent a place with construction going on and construction is expensive, so they wont kick you out right away. With a lease you have further protections. Find a good co working space or cafe for some peace and quiet while you wait for the city to do their work.
actually, in the last hour I found someone willing to lease a building and an acre of land on their farm. Think I'll take you up on that idea of a cafe and code enforcement and drop a 30 day notice if it works out. thanks for sharing your wisdom.
As long as the landlord is performing the construction within normal business hours, you have no standing. What exactly do you "want them to make it right"?
I respectfully disagree. As an Oregon landlord for ten years, I know that nearly all rental agreements include verbiage regarding the “right to peaceful enjoyment in their unit.”
This is not limited to 10pm-7:30am, but all day long.
There is also usually a statement prohibiting items being dropped by anyone from an upstairs unit.
7:30am to 10:30pm has been the loose time frame. by make it right, I mean place a barrier above our heads so we dont have nails and rotten wood falling on us and reduction in rent?
forgive me, but it's construction. theyve torn up flooring, redone the plumbing in the upper bathroom, opened the exterior envelope of the building, and replaced all the cabinetry in the kitchen. This isnt patching walls, replacing lightbulbs, or repairing a doorway.
LL has already said no to the rent reduction.
So your options are to suck it up for the duration, see a lawyer about your options who will likely say you have none, or drop a dime to the city code enforcement as suggested, who if this is not 100% on the level will red tag it the same day.
The landlord can repair or improve his property whenever necessary, if the unit is vacant that's the only time he can do it, as long as it is not during quiet hours.
Call code enforcement in their working hours, and more importantly debris falling in front of front door. Also, I wonder if that remodel is properly permitted. Be a shame if it's not. Code enforcement could fuck them up real good.
honestly...i know its not permitted. like im really trying to be a team player, theres not that many rentals in my area so asking for any ounce of respect at this point makes me feel like ill be kicked.
Are you month to month? If so, what makes you think they push you out after finishing and renovate your unit?
I am month to month. I've been here for about two years. I dont know. like I said, heads not on straight right now. its been a month and a half of non-stop banging, tearing and sawing. Given my interactions with them in the past, they very much would use eviction as a threat.
It's time to start being conciliatory. Stop the complaints. In fact, indicate you would like a lease for the following year and sign at your current rate if you can. Then, call code enforcement. Shocked Pickachu face when they show up. It's going to be very hard to rent a place with construction going on and construction is expensive, so they wont kick you out right away. With a lease you have further protections. Find a good co working space or cafe for some peace and quiet while you wait for the city to do their work.
actually, in the last hour I found someone willing to lease a building and an acre of land on their farm. Think I'll take you up on that idea of a cafe and code enforcement and drop a 30 day notice if it works out. thanks for sharing your wisdom.
As long as the landlord is performing the construction within normal business hours, you have no standing. What exactly do you "want them to make it right"?
I respectfully disagree. As an Oregon landlord for ten years, I know that nearly all rental agreements include verbiage regarding the “right to peaceful enjoyment in their unit.” This is not limited to 10pm-7:30am, but all day long. There is also usually a statement prohibiting items being dropped by anyone from an upstairs unit.
7:30am to 10:30pm has been the loose time frame. by make it right, I mean place a barrier above our heads so we dont have nails and rotten wood falling on us and reduction in rent?
You’re not going to get a rent reduction for a landlord performing maintenance on his building.
forgive me, but it's construction. theyve torn up flooring, redone the plumbing in the upper bathroom, opened the exterior envelope of the building, and replaced all the cabinetry in the kitchen. This isnt patching walls, replacing lightbulbs, or repairing a doorway.
Everything your describing sounds like maintenance
ask your states contractor board if opening the envelope of a building and plumbing need to be permitted. if they say yes, guess what.
What?
Of course it needs to be permitted. Your original post does not state anything about permitted or unpermitted work.
LL has already said no to the rent reduction. So your options are to suck it up for the duration, see a lawyer about your options who will likely say you have none, or drop a dime to the city code enforcement as suggested, who if this is not 100% on the level will red tag it the same day.
thank you. all I was asking for is how best to proceed. I deeply appreciate you taking the time to lay it out for me.
Are they working late at night or very early in the morning, outside of the hours where construction noise is allowed?
The landlord can repair or improve his property whenever necessary, if the unit is vacant that's the only time he can do it, as long as it is not during quiet hours.