What to do if it pulls cigarette smoke from its neighbors

If cigarette smoke appeared in the apartment, but none of the residents abuses, then a smoking neighbor appeared in the house. The smell can seep through the ventilation, cracks between the joints of the walls or fly into the balcony.

The law on the prohibition of smoking in public places has existed for five years, including the entrance to multi-apartment buildings. Non-compliance is punishable by a fine of 1,500 rubles, but this does not stop many, and people smoke where they want. Especially often in apartments and entrances. In this situation, a cigarette smell can enter clean apartments.

What to do

If one of the neighbors smokes in the stairwell, then you can hang a “no smoking” sign in this place, this will remind someone of the rules and make you think the next time. But many will continue to pitch in the entrance and such measures will not scare them. Then you can catch a harmful neighbor and call the local.

If the district policeman does not want to hear complaints about smokers at the entrance, then his claims should be reinforced the law “On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of surrounding tobacco smoke and the effects of consumption tobacco. " But in practice, more often it is not possible to confirm the guilt of a particular tenant, for this, at least, it is necessary to provide photo or video evidence or bring three witnesses.

In order not to spoil the neighborly relations, you can collect all the residents of the house and correctly discuss the problem. Those who make claims, it is advisable to think about where to move the place of smoking or offer other options.

If it is not possible to gather everyone in one place, then it is worthwhile with a group of like-minded people to go around all the apartments, remind about the law on smoking and explain their complaints in a mild form. You can’t demand anything, much less threaten it, because campaigning is carried out by private individuals.

In extreme cases, smokers will have to cede part of the territory. For example, stipulate the conditions in which particular place you can smoke and in which you cannot. It is best to ask smokers to take one flight of stairs. If the house has shared balconies, then it is easiest to move the smoking room there.

If a tobacco smell still oozes into the apartment, you will have to clean it from the inside. This will help the system of insulation and air filtration in those rooms where the aroma stands. All kinds of cracks are covered with mounting foam, hoods and fans with a check valve are installed, small cracks in the walls are eliminated with grout or plaster.