This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

Around the summer of 2023, 99PI producer Vivian Lay decided her life was in need of an upgrade.

Oh God, yes. That's Vivian. decided her life was in need of an upgrade.

Oh God, yes.

That's Vivian.

My husband and I were dying to move into a new apartment.

We've jumped around a lot from place to place,

and our previous residences included a rundown dingbat, a basement studio with

questionable structural integrity, and my mom's house, so we were ready to live luxuriously.

And after a long Zillow search, we ended up finding a boogie apartment building in a walkable neighborhood of Los Angeles, with a pool, a gym, and a god-tier amenity, Central AC.

Welcome to the Good Life, Viv. God Tierra amenity, Central AC.

Welcome to the good life, Viv.

Thank you.

We were very excited.

But on move-in day, as I was schlepping boxes through the lobby doors,

I spotted something that slipped my attention during the

initial walkthrough. Stuck to the entrance of my beautiful new apartment building was

an ominous looking sign.

It read, warning.

Warning.

Entering this area can expose you to chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer

and birth defects or other reproductive harm, including benzene, a chemical used in urinal

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