Hi all,
First off, thanks so much for allowing me to ask for legal help! I just moved to Los Angeles from Germany and am completely unfamiliar with rental law here.
We live in a lease in a small apartment complex and were notified by the City of Los Angeles that they are planning to build a huge mixed-use building (18-story) basically right next to us (only one other apartment is between us). We are right in the center of the circle on the map they provided us with, indicating where negative impact (noise, street closures, vibrations) is likely to take place.
This will have a major negative impact on quality of life, especially because I'm working from home. Because this isn't caused by our landlord, I wonder if we are still in the right to ask for compensation (rent reduction, etc.)?
Thanks so much for any advice.
Sara
First off, thanks so much for allowing me to ask for legal help! I just moved to Los Angeles from Germany and am completely unfamiliar with rental law here.
We live in a lease in a small apartment complex and were notified by the City of Los Angeles that they are planning to build a huge mixed-use building (18-story) basically right next to us (only one other apartment is between us). We are right in the center of the circle on the map they provided us with, indicating where negative impact (noise, street closures, vibrations) is likely to take place.
This will have a major negative impact on quality of life, especially because I'm working from home. Because this isn't caused by our landlord, I wonder if we are still in the right to ask for compensation (rent reduction, etc.)?
Thanks so much for any advice.
Sara