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finkelbeats t1_jcflimt wrote

Absolutely. If you based your view of who lives in DC off of the commenters in this sub, you'd think the whole city is a bunch of Republicans who want police to euthanize homeless people, mandatory minimums for every crime, and corporations to be able to fuck anyone over who doesn't hire a $700 an hour attorney to read their lease.

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terriblepie t1_jcfl0la wrote

I’d reach out to the DC office of the tenant advocate (https://ota.dc.gov/node) to understand any recourse you can take. If the noise is high enough there might be DC code being violated or a civil penalty that could be levied. Also I’d contact your local ANC (https://www.anc1b.org/) to make sure they are aware of issues in your building. The local ANC has to approve all zoning in the district and has a lot of influence with the companies that build these new apartment buildings.

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LeoMarius t1_jcfkwoe wrote

I lived in a condo. One of the owners refused to pay his dues because the trash room was next door to him. When the condo board took him to court, he countered that they need to move the trash room.

The judge asked, "where was the trash room when you bought the place?" Of course, it was there, so the guy knew what he was getting into. The judge dismissed his countersuit and forced the sale of his condo if he didn't pay up immediately. He didn't, so it was auctioned off.

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Formergr t1_jcfjrcp wrote

>And they asked what to do… I responded.

Your response was what to do next time--it doesn't answer their question about what to do THIS time, as it's already happened.

Unless your response involves an unsaid message to also travel back in time.

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NPRjunkieDC t1_jcfjd8q wrote

Some on here might be tired of my defense of historic DC buildings, mostly in 20009 , some in 20008, and some in Capitol Hill .

New construction has so many problems! Built with cheap materials and workmanship.

Upstairs neighbors, street (bad windows), trash chute, or other annoying building related noise .

The only noise I can hear from my 1906 condo are the kids in recess behind my building . And I love it !

I actually lived 6 years at 16th and U St nearby . Next to busy bus stop. Very quiet . Built in 1888

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