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Living Above an Apartment Converted into a Synagogue

Question

There was an apartment below me, and now a certain community has rented it and turned it into a synagogue. Is there a problem with me living above the synagogue?

Answer

According to the basic law, it is permissible to continue living there.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 151

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