Noisy Landlord
Okay so I moved into my current apartment June 2025. In August, my first landlord’s mother (who lived on the second floor) died. My landlord sold the building (huge mess and the realtor lowkey forced me to help sell and kept trying to force me to leave my apartment unlocked and unsupervised for open houses). Finally after the horrible sale ordeal the building was sold January 2026. The new landlord was happy to have tenants and started construction (with no actual notice) in the early spring. It was noisy loud construction from 7am-7pm on Saturday and Sunday for months!! Yesterday, they finally moved into the second story unit. They were moving furniture until 1am. And now they have a dog that hasn’t stopped barking today— not even for 15 minutes. This whole process has been hell!!
I tried to move out this June— but on May 1st when I didn’t pay my rent (I had paid first and last when I moved in) the landlord essentially begged me to stay and apologized for not reaching out sooner. Since she didn’t raise rent and since moving is so expensive— I resigned my lease. When I resigned she did not live in the building and had not mentioned what her plan was going forward. I am regretting it big time. It’s a 3 story 3 unit house in Worcester MA and up until this landlord’s never ending construction and now ever barking dog— it was quiet building. Me and the guy who lives on the 3rd floor hardly make any noise. I’m hoping this dog is just visiting or the move is a stressful transition. Worst part? Fireworks haven’t even started yet,,, my night is only going to get worse.
Is there anything I can do regarding a loud landlord?