"Robert Morien" wrote in message
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All nice answers, but as it's a defect in the apartment, why not let the
apartment manager fix the problem.

I sure hope the smoke smell mentioned is tobacco not wires.

I have to agree with Robert. You should notify your landlord before you do
anything to the apartment. You may be in violation of your lease agreement.
And, do you know for sure the smoke is coming from his apartment and the
type of smoke?

An outlet can go bad even if nothing is plugged into it.