Second-hand Smoke
Hi,
I've been living in the same apartment for 4 years now. A couple of weekends ago some new neighbours moved in next door. Unfortunately they are heavy smokers and clearly they are happy to smoke inside their apartment all day. Since then my own apartment now stinks with smoke, and is makde worse when I switch my a/c on.
So far I have politely mentioned it to them, that their smoke is coming through my a/c vents. I have also asked the management of the compound to send maintenance round to check my vents and see if there is anything that they can do. After a week they still haven't contacted me.
Before I go and push management again, I wanted to check to see if anyone has had the same problem and if so, how did they deal with it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
I understand that there are no laws in Qatar regarding smoking, and that people have the right to do what they want in their own apartment, but surely it's a problem when it affects a neighbour persistantly?
Thanks.
Give them 250 gms dates every week ..... as a free gift ... you '' ll see the change in their behaviour.
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Tue , 08.04.2014 , 09.13 hrs .................................................................................................
U once again politely speak to ur neighbors... If again continues go to ministry and complaint
Thanks Wayfarer! It's reassuring to know that others find it nauseating. I'll approach my management again, maybe they're just busy at the moment. They do normally take complaints quite seriously.
Hi Andy, you are in a dangerous situation. the smoke you are inhaling is called passive smoking. its like some people were diagnosed with the same lung cancer as were the smokers. the reason behind is, these people were with smokers and inhaling the smoke. I also faced with similar situation, when my Gfloor people who were bachelors smoke inside their house. I feel like nauseating, when i smell that. I complained to Landlord and these bachelors got the message from land lord. From that day, they go outside to smoke and at present they vacated the house, all the better for me. So speak with your Compound management. Threaten them, that you have asthma and allergic to smoke and you will file a complaint to Police.
If you have children, then better take quick action or vacate the house, because they are more tender and will have very drastic effect on their health. I wonder why people are so stupid enough to trouble others with their smoking....
well .. technically, as long as they are doing what they want in their home without noises etc.. I don't think you can do anything about it .. unless your landlord helps .. police or any other government entity will not interfere.
Go and file a complaint at the ministry and also grab tat landlord with his collar and ask if he can do something about it ?
Or else, cook a fish which stinks like hell every day so tat those people gets the smell as you do ... a Tit for Tat situation ! :)
Best of Luck