Smoking dilemna

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Smoking dilemna

Glen Derksen
Member since 2011 · 2 posts · 0 votes

I live in a basement suite and recently some new tenants moved in...a woman and her daughter. The woman was kind enough to let me have the garage and a spot next to the garage to park my rv. I own the washer and dryer in the laundry room and they use it. This is the dilemna; I'm a non-smoker, but the daughter smokes and the odor gets into my place, and I smell the constant stink of cigarette smoke, and it really bothers me even though I've tried to cover it up with incense. The landlord doesn't allow smoking, but I don't know if he bothered to tell these people about the no smoking policy. I feel really awkward about discussing it with the tenants upstairs, because they've been really nice to me and I'm not sure if I should rat to the landlord about it because they might feel that I should have approached them first. What should I do? Thanks.

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  • Joel OwensBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker · Canton, GA · Member since 2010 · 15k+ posts · 11k+ votes
    15y

    Does it say no smoking in your lease?? If it is in yours then likely it is in theirs as well.

    If it doesn't say in yours then likely it's not in theirs.

    I can't give legal advice but rather than suffer in silence I would call the landlord and explain you have sensitive lungs and cannot be inhaling in second hand smoke.

    Second hand smoke is actually MORE DANGEROUS than first hand smoke.The reason is the person smoking the cigarette has a filter before inhaling in and the second hand smoker breathes all the smoke in without a filter.

    Today's cigarettes are pumped full of chemicals because it is cheaper to make and the burn is faster.The faster the burn the more people will smoke and buy that next pack with a huge mark up.

    Back in the day smoking was almost all pure tobacco but it is so expensive they use chemicals and very little tobacco today.

    So in short don't put up with it.

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  • Glen Derksen
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    Member since 2011 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    15y

    Thanks Joel. They signed a lease, but I didn't, and I've lived in my residence for 9 years. I'm not as concerned about my lungs, as our suites are separeated by a floor, but I'm more concerned about my nerves...it's like having to smell someone's body odor.

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  • Kyle Meyers
    Residential Landlord · Indianapolis, IN · Member since 2010 · 592 posts · 138 votes
    15y

    It sounds like you have a good relationship with them so far, I would assume that will change if they find out you are rating them out to the landlord. I would just talk to them and see if they would be willing to only smoke outside or some other compromise, if they refuse, then it is time to call the landlord.

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