This involves a condo in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California that -- to my knowledge -- is not subject to rent control.

I have a condo that I use as a sort of pied de terre and informal photo studio. In the past several months, the couple next door have inquired about purchasing my unit. I said no, but I'd keep them in mind if I decide to sell. They are now renovating their unit and asked if they could store their furniture in my place for 4-5 weeks during the course of construction. I don't have any reason to believe that their request is anything other than face value -- but you never know. If they want my unit, could this rental be a Trojan Horse? In any case, in an abundance of caution and not wanting to create a legal tenancy, I said they could store their things for 28 days. They have agreed. (This will take place in January.) But becoming more paranoid -- for no particular reason -- I have begun to wonder what happens if on the 26th day (for instance), they tell me that construction will take another two weeks and can they stay? Any good neighbor would say of course. How could I possibly say no and tell them they have to put their furniture into a dusty construction site? But is that what I should say? Am I putting myself at risk? Or should I just take a chill pill?