What to do if the smell of cigarettes from neighbors gets into the apartment: 3 important steps
Unfortunately, situations when the smell of tobacco in an apartment appears because of smoking neighbors are not so rare.
However, even such a nuisance can be dealt with. Here's what you need to do.
1. Start by talking to your smoking neighbors. Remember that the law is on your side.
If your neighbor does not want to negotiate peacefully, you have the right to sue him to compensate for the damage caused to his health. But in this case, you should be prepared to pay for examinations that would confirm this.
2. Until the investigation is over, try to ensure that smoke cannot enter your home.
A hermetic seal on the front door will help you with this, as well as impermeable frames installed on windows and balcony group. Consider installing an exhaust hood in the room that suffers the most from cigarette smoke.
3. If the smell penetrates into your apartment from the ventilation duct, you should go to the management company with a request to ensure that the general building ventilation system works properly, which would remove air from the apartments to the street.
The probable cause may be a clogged channel or its blockage by one of the residents of the house.
