Is it possible to break a lease due to loud construction noise without warning? (apartment, breaking a lease)

[Genghis]

I recently renewed the lease on an apartment (big mistake, I realize now) and the landlord has decided to do some loud exterior work on the building. This has been going on for several months and there is no end in sight. I realize they have the right to do work on the building, but there is literally no notice whatsoever. We'll have several days with nothing going on, and suddenly there is a deafening drilling noise and I have to leave. Then after two days of loud noise it will stop again abruptly. I work from home most days so this is highly disruptive. I have asked many times if they were willing to give some indication what days and/or times they'll be doing this, and which part of the building if possible, and basically they just shrug me off and say they'll do whatever they want.

Aren't they supposed to tell residents when they're doing this kind of work? If I knew I could just go to an office at my company's headquarters on the bad days. My office there is small and doesn't have a lot of the things I use, so it would be very difficult to go there every day just in case they decide to start up the drills that day, but I can use it occasionally. Also, can their not giving us any warning be used as legal grounds for breaking a lease? This would be the "nuclear option" because it might make it hard to rent again, but it's gotten really bad and I am getting sick of being forced to leave my apartment at random times.

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by Genghis

...the landlord has decided to do some loud exterior work on the building.
This has been going on for several months and there is no end in sight.
Aren't they supposed to tell residents when they're doing this kind of work?

Have you addressed any of these questions to the landlord?

Long story short --and based on your account--
if you are prepared to leave (find a new place and move there) you would probably prevail if
they took you to Court to enforce the lease. But that is still both a risk and an extreme measure.
Try talking to them.

[Genghis]

Originally Posted by MrRational

Have you addressed any of these questions to the landlord?

Long story short --and based on your account--
if you are prepared to leave (find a new place and move there) you would probably prevail if
they took you to Court to enforce the lease. But that is still both a risk and an extreme measure.
Try talking to them.

I have repeatedly discussed these issues with the property manager. The official landlord is some company which owns several buildings, and I'm not sure who I'd contact about these things beyond the property manager. The property manager makes it clear he doesn't care, and says that he is not even kept up to date on the work going on. This despite the fact he works on the premises. He claims the workers are left to their own devices on how to do the exterior work.. which seems rather stupid since this means they are not supervised and could just rack up all sorts of charges. But that's what he claims.

[Ultrarunner]

I would imagine your local jurisdiction would have rules regarding construction...

The city I'm in has very strict rules as to when and how loud construction activity may occur.

In other words, absent a true emergency... you should have quiet enjoyment evenings, all night and Sunday.