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I have a double duplex home in Bushwick. I live upstairs. I have qualified for the weatherization program from the Department of Energy and will have one to two weeks of insulation and weatherization done on my house. I have informed my tenants it will be between 9-5 and I will be on site almost all of the time. They say it is “invasive” and are demanding a rent reduction. The work will consist of blown insulation, sealing doors, and the bulk of it will be in my unit. I like them but am quite surprised by this request. They pay $2000 for a 2 floor, 3 bedroom, living room, kitchen, 2 full baths, washer/dryer and 60 foot back yard which they mostly use, including a raised bed organic garden which they maintain. They say having workmen in my unit will be disruptive to them as well. I am not raising the rent at all, and this will save on heating in the future, which they pay.