equipment on the adjacent lot beginning October or November 2010. No other evidence was
submitted to support this assertion.
Tenant described "water that drips in (her younger son's bedroom) during
rainstorms." causing her to move the bed and put a bucket to protect her antique desk and carpet.
In support she submitted Respondent's Exhibit "T" a Xeroxed paper of an unclear photo with
lines running through it. She later testified her " son's bedroom is unusable at times "
(emphasis added.)
Six kitchen lights broke and the dishes rattled when the jack hammering began in
March 2011. She put lamps in the kitchen to supplement the lighting. "That's where we do most
of the work. Even though there is a desk in my children's room, they do homework in the kitchen
and can't really sit there." She later states she uses the kitchen at different times for certain meals.
The refrigerator is broken so she uses a garage refrigerator implicitly to bring food into the
kitchen.
A large den window faces the cranes and backhoes. " it's unnerving to use that room
given the windows .I have it covered now with curtains ." She later states she doesn't use the
den, portions of the living room and or dining room for "fear of injury" because of the window
which overlooks the construction. Several times Tenant stated the construction makes her very
[*3]nervous.
Tenant testified she couldn't sit on the front porch where they have "seating and
plants" because of the Porta Potty odor and construction. It must be noted that Respondent's
Exhibit L-1 is a photograph of the premises taken February 2, 2011 showing much snow and a
small porch. The platform and steps are slightly wider than the door and would not reasonably
be expected to be used other than for entrance/egress purposes.