[Grovenet] Seeking advise on problem with neighbors who smoke

[Steven]

Your next recourse is th discuss it with the landlord.
Your only legal recourse is to move. The landlord can make them move, 
but that would probably not end before summer is over. The landlord can 
also force them to discontinue smoking. That won't make the neighbors 
like you any better.
Neighbor disputes are awful, even when you are a homeowner.

Summer is a good time to look for new digs in FG.

Alana Graham wrote:
 > 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