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wrote:
During the last three weeks tobacco smoke has been getting into my
apartment. The doors and windows are closed. I called the landlord
(apt/condos - different landlords...), and they won't even send
someone to see how this is happening.
I am extremely allergic to tobacco, and it causes migraines at
levels where you can barely smell it, and asthma when it is more
noticable. It is more than noticable...
What can I do? There was no problem during the first several months
here. I guess some neighbor has moved in that smokes, and it's
getting in through the ventilation or through doors/windows that are
not properly/completely sealed.
Thanks for any help or advise. (The state is NC.)

Check with the State Health Dept. if they have any regs or guidance on
this issue.

If you have forced air heating/cooling, you may be sharing the ventilation
with the lowlife tobacco-sucking addicts, hence the noxious toxic smoke
entering your apartment. If so, you could fight back by injecting strong
odors into the same system until the tobacco addicts get a clue. In the past
I've used concentrated essential oils for such endeavors, such as Oil of
Menthol, Peppermint, etc. Just a few DROPS will fill the system with
a strong pleasant scent.

For fun, you could dump an entire capful down the intake
as you leave the apartment every day, then sit outside and listen to the
maggots choking and complaining about the smell, even making their
eyes water. LOL!

You could contact a lawyer about filing a lawsuit. Some jurisdictions
have statutes that prevent others from interfering with your "peaceable
enjoyment"
of your property, even if the actions of the other party are otherwise legal.

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