What can I do about a smoking neighbor?

Your city or county health department or local smokefree coalition can assist you. Even if there isn’t currently a law in your area, there may be efforts underway to track complaints about drifting smoke in housing, encourage landlords to make their buildings smokefree, and other local resources that you can utilize.

How do you deal with a neighbor who is smoking downstairs?

Talk with your landlord/property manager about the secondhand smoke problem in your apartment.

1. An in person meeting or written communication is better, keep a record of all communications in case it is needed later.
2. Be calm, polite, stick to the issue, and ask what solutions might be available.

Is throwing out cigarette butts littering?

Trillions of cigarette butts are thrown into the environment every year, where they leach nicotine and heavy metals before turning into microplastic pollution. Cigarette filters are the “last acceptable form of littering,” but there are solutions that can help our health and planet.

Is throwing cigarette out considered littering?

A: First of all, throwing a lit cigarette from the vehicle is indeed illegal, as per California Vehicle Code section 23111, which says, “No person in any vehicle and no pedestrian shall throw or discharge from or upon any road or highway or adjoining area, public or private, any lighted or nonlighted cigarette, cigar.

How do you argue a fine?

To request a review of your fine visit myPenalty, our secure online service. To login, you’ll need to enter the penalty or infringement notice number and the date of the offence. If you’ve lost your notice, contact us or complete the enquiry form.

What can I do about a neighbor who smokes in my apartment?

It’s the landlord’s job to enforce both sides of this bargain. If the neighbor’s smoking makes your own apartment reek of cigarettes to a degree that seriously disturbs you on a daily basis, the smoking tenant is probably interfering with your right to quiet enjoyment.

How can I get my Landlord to stop me smoking?

Again, you’ll have to convince the landlord to take action, by asking the smoker to stop or face eviction. For more information on evictions, see How Evictions Work: Rules for Landlords and Property Managers.

Can I legally move out of my apartment for cigarette smoke?

Homeowners and renters can take action against cigarette-smoking neighbors. Non-smoking laws in public places have swept the nation, but until recently, if the smoke wafting into your house, condominium, or apartment from your neighbor’s cigarette bothered you, all you could do was move out.

Can I take action against my Cigarette-Smoking neighbors?

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