Wow, some people are real jerks!!! I have a very similar problem as well. When I was about 5 months pregnant my husband and I moved into the indoor aprtments that we live in not only for locatiopn but also because it is strictly a non-smoking building throughout. Our daughter is now 7 months old. We are smokers but no matter what the weather, rain, snow, hail...we always go outside to smoke and promptly change our outer clothing and wash ou hands before we even think of handling our baby. Living here was ok until the lady below us moved back in from being gone for awhile. She smokes in her apartment. We can smell it in our daughters room everytime she smokes. We have asked her to stop and told the management several times. Our neighbor in turn left a letter on our door explaining how she barely smokes and complained about our other really noisy neighbors, and was basically upset about stuff completely off the issue!!! Our apt manager says she has gone in her apartment while she was at work and didnt smell anything even though every day I myself, being that I do not want to place false blame, go downstairs and "sniff" her door and the smell of cigarettes is very strong. I just the other day complained to the apt manager again and she insists that she is going to "remind" her not to smoke. It has been stated several times in our monthly apt newsletters that smoking is prohibited within the entire building and anyone caught smoking will be evicted, but for some reason the management cant seem to stand by their word and just continues to "remind" the culprits instead of taking the action that they had promised. Im really pissed that my daughter sleeps in an enclosed bedroom with drifting cigarette smoke that just sits there while she sleeps and breathes it in. I really just want to punch her in the face for being so damn inconsiderate!!! There are several other rules that are constantly broken here and management is very neglectful......anyone know how I can get this isssue solved and/or where I can report this issue for management and/or my neighbor to stop??????

Hey everyone,

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this type of problem. We've recently moved into a new apartment, and the lady downstairs is a smoker. When she smokes, the smoke comes into our apartment and also penetrates the stairwell very badly. It also gets into our closets and pantry. Ugh! Some mornings when I get up the digusting smoke is the first thing that greets me. I have asthma and it's constantly being triggered by it. Sometimes if the smoke gets real bad my head starts to hurt, and my eyes and nose start burning. We've got air fresheners and we've tried opening the windows, but that usually makes it worse.

Problem is...this woman is so nasty that the previous occupants of this apartment warned us about her. I don't want to start any trouble but the smoke is REALLY bothering me. I've tried to deal but sometimes it's hard. I'm sure it would be easier if I wasn't asthmatic but it's not like I can make THAT go away.

I definitely want to get an air purifier but they seem pricey. Until then, does anyone have any advice? Thanks. =)

Here are a few simple facts:

1. Smoking causes cancer
2. Second hand smoke causes cancer
3. Smokers show more psychopathology than nonsmokers in studies
4. Smokers use more sick days than nonsmokers at the workplace
5. Everyone is falling over themselves to support the "rights" of smokers at the expense of nonsmokers
6. Nonsmokers are amazingly wimpy. If nonsmokers banded together and demanded rights from their legislative bodies, they would eventually get them. Yes, some will frown when nonsmokers speak up because they aren't being supportive of those who act in destructive ways towards themselves and others. Oh, well. Speak up or learn to like abuse.

Government doesn't exist to protect your rights. You have to make government do the right thing through lawful, but persistent legal action. Banding together shows numbers. Smart legal action shows possibilities.

Get active or learn to like abuse.

Stop crying just becuase you smell smoke. I will blaze 10000 cigerettes in my own place if i want to. If you don't like it suck it. WAAAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAA sound like a bunch of babies. I'll smoke one fat cuban cigar in my own place to that.

wow you must be really really really! cold to say that after people have been discussing various health issues and children. I hope that someday, you are blessed with a child that reveals your selfish ways to yourself.

I just search for a solution to this problem because for the first time I am experiencing it myself. Best of luck.

Our family lived in an apartment which is a townhouse. However one of the lady who lived in the third unit is a smoker and smoke everyday in her daily rountine. It is fine and non of business because she can smoke where and when whatever she want as long as she remain her front apartment.

However, she was not because she come to our 1st unit apartment to smoke!
I was complaint to the office and hope to solve this situation but only temporary seen she inogre it and happen again.

Now, I know why because we spoke with her friend which live with her and told him the situation and he respond was ""why not because she not smoke in front of your front door and you shouldn't smell anything at all if you stay inside your aprtment. She smoke here because get the shade from the tree."" Seen like it not helping, and he just encourage her.

The reason she smoke in front our apartment is because had a tree in front our apartment so she get shade, and I did polite asked her please don't smoke here and her respond was "" what the shit you try to stop me, I am not smoking in front of your f***king door, and you're stupid because you bring your kids outside while I smoke, just stay inside, get your ass inside!""
She smoke in our apartment area and told me what to do! Some more she had a child lived with her and why don't she stay in her apartment and smoke, it show truely selfish issue.
*Smokers show more psychopathology than nonsmokers in studies* well atleast some is true in my case.

I agreed with Alyssa1029
I hope that someday, she are blessed with her child that reveals her selfish ways to herself.

I have the same problem with a downstairs neighbor (I call him smokey), and I've discovered that the only true solution is for an air purifier to be in the room that's being smoked in. Smoke particles break down and get smaller the farther from the source they get, and the smaller particles are exponentially more difficult to filter from the air. I did A LOT of research before choosing an air purifier. I recommend the rabbit air. It doesn't have the problem most air purifiers do of generating harmful ozone (ozone causes lung damage). It's easy to use, has cleanable/replaceable filters, and it's a reasonable size. I went from waking every night with a smoke induced migraine to waking refreshed. I do still have a slight issue with smoke, but only because it's filtering up two levels through my floorboards, so I periodically have to empty and rewash everything in my closet, but the rest is taken care of by the rabbit air

Ok... I really thought I was the only one but looks like I AM NOT. Mr Cig up top needs to grow up a little (a lot).
Here is my story. I was a smoker years ago and we all know reformed smokers are the worst! We know the addiction and now we know the freedom and that small little bonus that we can actually breath now. And now that we're not hacking up flem balls and a lung each morning, we realize it is actually a really nice way to live.
I just moved into my apartment in the summer and since then I have acquired smoke related asthma due to the second hand smoke that drifts up into my apartment. It's so bad some days that my cat smells like he's been out frequenting the bars.( I know this is not so because I took the car keys from him just last week.)
Anyhoooo.... Here's the thing. We all know the health threats of smoking and second hand smoke and I just spent $400 on my meds this month for 2 puffers and singulair. I have to keep my windows open in sub-freezing temperatures and my gas bill is getting bigger as we speak. I've had 4 asthma attacks since Christmas, my chest hurts and I get an instant headache as soon as I walk in the door. My sweet little cat even started to cough a few weeks back since the mister downstairs has been smoking indoors more because of the freezing weather and my asthma is getting worse.
Here is my issue. He's a really nice guy and I'm just not sure how to broach the subject. I could say "Hey Joe, Would you be really insulted if I asked if you could smoke outside because I now have asthma because the smoke drifts upstairs and my scripts just cost me 400 bucks. " Doesn't flow all that well. I have a million scenarios but which one to choose.... It is definitely a risk of him being pissed at me.... as we so recently experience by MrCig up there ^ ;P.
In fairness he doesn't smoke inside when his kids are there which is only every other weekend. So I do get a short break.
Might try the air purifier.