[Grovenet] Seeking advise on problem with neighbors who smoke

[Allen Warren]

I'm guessing the rental contracts for your building don't prohibit smoking.  Or is smoking prohibited inside the apartment?

My first suggestion would be talk w/your landlord.  If the landlord can't or won't get the downstairs renters to stop smoking, here are a few suggestions:
place a fan at the slider.  Once the smoke starts rising, turn on the fan and blow the smoke outwards.
can water freely drain anywhere off your porch?  if yes, grow potted plants around the perimeter of your porch.  when the smoking starts, it's your cue to water your porch plants.  make sure you give them a "good soaking" and the water flows freely off your porch.  or just use a hose and hose off your porch whenever the smoking starts.
walk very, very heavily, maybe even stomp when you walk.  move furniture around your apartment A LOT at all different times of the day.  truly amazing how much sound and vibration can pass from an upstairs apartment to one below it.
Allen Warren

----- Original Message ----
From: Alana Graham <isis23ra at yahoo.com>
To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:34:40 AM
Subject: [Grovenet] Seeking advise on problem with neighbors who smoke


You are all ethical and smart people so I wonder if
any of you might have some suggestions for a problem
my husband and I are having with our downstairs
neighbors.

We live upstairs and have a porch and our glass door
opens onto the porch and is the main way to get fresh
air into our living room and kitchen.  In order to
protect their little daughter's health, our neighbors
downstairs smoke on their porch.  All their smoke
blows straight up into our apartment where we either
get to breath it or close the porch door.  

We have asked them to please let us know when they are
about to smoke on the porch by just yelling up to us
so we can close our door and then giving us a quick
call when they are done so we can open it again.
Or to smoke out at the front of the building. OR ?????

Last night our requests were greeted by "F*** you" and
"you can't tell us what to do."

Anyone have any suggestions for solutions?  Do we try
to work this out ourselves or call the landlady?  Is
there legal action we can take?  

Any advise is cheerfully accepted.

Alana



       
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