marriedchickie
03-11-2007, 02:54 PM
Well I have a bit of a problem. We moved into a building that does not allow smoking in the building. Actually we picked this building because my husband is allergic to smoke and my daughter has weak lungs.
Guests in my home don't (and have never) asked to smoke in my apt, just out of respect. We have a bit of an overhang over the doors, and I don't even mind that the other tenants smoke there since the rain has been falling. They pay rent here and smoke outside, so I don't bother them about smoking right under the overhang when it's raining or snowing.
Now, here is the problem. I came home with my two daughters yesterday, one of whom has pneumonia, and in the back door INSIDE the building, were neighbors smoking. They had the door opened just a crack, and the back stairwell was FULL of smoke. We wanted to go around the front, but of course, the parking lot is a sheet of ice, and I have fallen already and gotten hurt pretty bad. So, I opened the door and there they stood, puffing away. I held the door open so some of the smoke would go outside, but we still had to walk through all that smoke to get to our apartment. I spoke to the care taker, and he said that he doesn't get involved in tenant disputes, but, it's a building RULE that there is no smoking. Does anyone have any advice, cuz I'm really upset and am not the kind of person to hold my opinions in. We're moving anyway, but still, extremely frustrating.
Guests in my home don't (and have never) asked to smoke in my apt, just out of respect. We have a bit of an overhang over the doors, and I don't even mind that the other tenants smoke there since the rain has been falling. They pay rent here and smoke outside, so I don't bother them about smoking right under the overhang when it's raining or snowing.
Now, here is the problem. I came home with my two daughters yesterday, one of whom has pneumonia, and in the back door INSIDE the building, were neighbors smoking. They had the door opened just a crack, and the back stairwell was FULL of smoke. We wanted to go around the front, but of course, the parking lot is a sheet of ice, and I have fallen already and gotten hurt pretty bad. So, I opened the door and there they stood, puffing away. I held the door open so some of the smoke would go outside, but we still had to walk through all that smoke to get to our apartment. I spoke to the care taker, and he said that he doesn't get involved in tenant disputes, but, it's a building RULE that there is no smoking. Does anyone have any advice, cuz I'm really upset and am not the kind of person to hold my opinions in. We're moving anyway, but still, extremely frustrating.