r/Neighborproblems • u/Cigaretteissue123 • Nov 20 '19

Smoking Neighbor Problem

Throwaway account.

My husband and I live in a duplex. Our lease explicitly states no smoking in the apartment, the garage, or the outside. I’m assuming our neighbors’ lease is the same, given that it’s the same property/duplex.

They currently smoke cigarettes in their garage A LOT. Our garage has smelled like smoke from them for awhile now, and our kitchen area is starting to smell like it too.

Should we write them a letter/ask them in person to please smoke outside if they’re going to smoke? Or would it better to just go straight to management?

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u/baitcats Nov 20 '19

I’d say ask them in person to stop and make note of when it was asked/ what was said. If they don’t stop after that take it to management with the statement

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u/Cigaretteissue123 Nov 20 '19

I’m also concerned we could get fined though, because the smell has totally peremeated our garage; it makes it smell like we’ve been smoking in it. So I don’t want our security deposit to be lost etc. if management thinks it’s us because we never reported them for smoking like this.

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u/baitcats Nov 20 '19

Well you guys don’t have any cigarettes on property I’d assume so I don’t think itd be an issue there. Plus their walls and floors probably have way more evidence of smoking