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To endure the smell of tobacco smoke in your own apartment, when you yourself do not suffer from this bad habit, is, you see, a shame.
Doctors have proven that secondhand smoke is one of the causes of various diseases, including cancer. Therefore, it is important to protect yourself from the nauseating smoke. The real trouble is when the smell of other people’s cigarettes gets into the apartment. In this case, you should first talk to your neighbors. But what if they refuse to make contact and respect your right to clean air?
According to law
From 23 February 2013 (in accordance with 15-FZ) introduced smoking ban in public places… These include not only theaters, hospitals and markets, entertainment centers, sports palaces, stadiums, public transport, playgrounds, etc., but also entrances (it is through them that people get into their apartments). That is, you cannot smoke inside the house. However, this rule does not apply to apartments.
Fines
For smoking in entrances and public places, administrative liability is imposed in the form of a fine.
The amount is nominated in accordance with the severity of the violation: from 500 to 1500 rubles. If it is proven that children are harmed, then the smoker should fork out for the amount from 2000 to 3000 rubles. If he attracts a minor to a bad habit, then he will have to lay out 2000 rubles.
Smoking on the balcony …
The balcony is a favorite place for smokers. It does not apply to public areas (under Article 12 of FZ-15), and a recently passed law prohibiting the use of open fire on balconies is controversial. Therefore, it will not be easy to push the culprit against the wall. Justice can be restored only with the help of a court. Make a claim of a smoking neighbor by referring to 1064 articles (on the grounds for liability for causing harm) and 1065 (on the prevention of harm) Civil Code. It is necessary to present a manifestation smoke allergies и inadequate air quality sanitary standards. I must say that there were precedents: a resident of Novosibirsk sued his neighbors and won the case, having managed to prove that smoke penetrates the apartment and is harmful to health.
… and in the toilet
Smoke can enter through the ventilation system into non-smokers’ apartments. Its entry can be prevented by technical means. Write an application to the HOA to check the condition of ventilation along the riser (according to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 410, they are obliged to do this every three years). Often the channel is clogged, so the smoke remains with you and does not pass further. Ask to be installed check valve, it will prevent the ingress of foreign odors or cold air from the street into the room. If the requirements are not met, contact the chairman of the HOA, the housing inspectorate and Rospotrebnadzor personally.
How to disaccustom neighbors to smoke at the entrance?
First of all, one must remember that it is necessary to act only within the framework of the law! Too proactive citizens in the struggle for a life without cigarette smoke sometimes go beyond all boundaries. Often it can go as far as assault.
Placement of legislation
Hang signs on the dangers of smoking on the ground floor near the elevator, mailboxes and near the apartment of the culprit. Enter there the norms of the law (referring to the articles of the law) and indicate the gradation of fines. Highlight the main concepts in bright color so that the person willy-nilly pays attention. It is not for nothing that the saying has developed: “Water wears away a stone.”
Appeal to the district
Most likely, your posters will be mercilessly torn down and thrown somewhere near the garbage chute. Then contact the district police officer. Believe me, this is one of the most effective ways. The police are always fearful.
Smoke proof premises
Show the district police officer or present at the court video from surveillance cameras (if any) at sites that record the fact of a violation of the law. Let the concierge and neighbors confirm this. Then the culprit will not get out.