What must be proved
Show not only that smoking occurs, but that smoke enters your particular apartment through a window, balcony, ventilation, door, gaps or shared areas.
Neighbours’ smoke enters the apartment
What to do if cigarette smoke enters through a window, balcony, ventilation, door or shared entrance.
Inquiry
Describe where neighbours smoke and how smoke reaches you
The legal adviser will assess where to complain, what evidence to gather, whether a formal demand or court claim is worthwhile, and which costs may be recoverable.
- smoking on balconies, in shared entrances or by lifts;
- tobacco smoke entering through ventilation or a window;
- complaints to the local police officer, property manager and Rospotrebnadzor;
- a claim to stop the infringement and obtain non-pecuniary damages;
- support with smoke or ventilation examinations.