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terriblepie t1_jcfl0la wrote
Reply to My “luxury” apartment buildings trash compactor is next to our apartment, wakes me up all hours of the night, and the building refuses to do anything. What should I do? by CCIRMAJOR26
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.
terriblepie t1_jcft953 wrote
Reply to comment by CCIRMAJOR26 in My “luxury” apartment buildings trash compactor is next to our apartment, wakes me up all hours of the night, and the building refuses to do anything. What should I do? by CCIRMAJOR26
Haha yeah I was amazed my niche knowledge of DC government and tenant’s rights came into play this morning. Our building’s tenant association has been working with both of those orgs for a bit now and they’re pretty helpful. FYI it’s a slow process to make a company take accountability for things but at least you can apply some pressure beyond just isolated tenant complaints