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Smoking on the stair landing

Reports to the local police officer and property management organisation, documenting violations and preparing materials about smoking in the building’s communal areas.

What is included

Reports to the local police officer and property management organisation, documenting violations and preparing materials about smoking in the building’s communal areas.

Shared indoor areas: federal law prohibits smoking in lifts and shared indoor areas of apartment buildings.

What the legal adviser does

  • analyses the situation, documents and evidence;
  • determines where to complain and whether court action has prospects;
  • prepares reports to the local police officer, police, property management company or homeowners’ association, Russian consumer protection authority or prosecutor’s office;
  • prepares a formal demand to the neighbour;
  • builds the evidence base;
  • prepares the statement of claim and legal position;
  • helps recover non-pecuniary damages and legal costs.

What evidence is needed

  • photos and video of smoking or smoke;
  • dates and times of incidents;
  • witnesses;
  • responses from the police, property management company and Russian consumer protection authority;
  • inspection records, correspondence and notices;
  • medical documents where allergies, asthma or children are involved;
  • a smoke or ventilation specialist’s report, if required.

Pricing

from 5 000 ₽. The final price depends on the evidence, dispute stage, need for a visit, complaints, a formal demand, expert examination and court proceedings.

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.

How data is processed: Personal Data Processing Policy. Attach only necessary materials; redact unnecessary data about others.

For court, repeated infringements and evidence matter: videos, witnesses, complaints, records, measurements and medical documents.

Attachments: up to 10 files of up to 10 MB each, with a maximum combined size of 15 MB. If a file is rejected, the enquiry is not sent.

Legal advice on neighbours’ smoking: balconies, shared entrances, tobacco smoke in the home and court proceedings+7 966 875 25 80
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