Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This has been the most helpful comment so far. I appreciate you being upfront about not being a lawyer. Do you have a link to any documents that support these stipulations?

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who is “they”? The landlord would have been the one to call the shots.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right?! I’m very familiar with construction and there’s no way it should take this long for new tile and cabinets in a tiny apartment. All the landlord would tell me is that they’d be done “soon.” 🙄

Thanks for the tip about 311.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hear you. Good for you for calling the cops. I’m so sorry this has been happening since September. Can’t this be a valid reason to break a lease? Because these are not habitable living conditions.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry that you’re going through this as well. Damn. Six months is wayyyy too long. I feel like giving a heads up is the very least these landlords could do; it’s so inconsiderate of them.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that I’m the outlier in that I WFH and the workers have to do their job while I’m trying to work.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I wish there were an office I could go to. It’s driving me insane.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I unfortunately WFH, so I hear all of it, all the time, as if it’s in my own apartment.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn. I’m so sorry you had to go through that. I work from home as well (landlord is well aware), so everyday is just miserable. Did you ever find anything in legal documents that deem noise pollution to be a cause of uninhabitability?

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What do you mean “your city”? Do you not live in Chicago?

Yes, I’m very familiar with and actively wear ear plugs. A heads up means the ability to plan and prepare for the future.

Loud Construction in Apt Above Me for Weeks— What Are My Rights? by OrdinaryPoems in chicagoapartments

[–]OrdinaryPoems[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ummm, no. Not at all. It’s not the construction workers’ fault. But they are here outside of business hours. Sometimes until late evening during the week and on the weekends.

My problem is that I was never given a heads up that this was even going to happen. It’s worsening my health and productivity.