Several months back I moved into a flat. It turned out that the noise level was unbearable most nights due to the many clubs surrounding the apartment. Calls to the landlord ended nowhere. I started by contacting the police on weeknights (weekends I let it go), which always kept me up until 3 or 4AM on a night that I had to get up for work. I finally called the environmental protection people who deal with noise pollution. They were very helpful, and suggested that we place microphones in the flat to check the decibel readings, etc. to take further action against the polluters. A few days later I received a call from them, and they told me that my flat was zoned commercially and that it was illegal for me to be inhabiting it.
Question is: What can I do now? Can I demand that the landlord terminate the lease and return my deposit? Do I need to take any legal action? All I really want is to move to a quieter place and not lose my deposit (as opposed to starting some kind of legal battle).
Thanks for any help!
Dave