![]() ![]() She was the first neighbor ever I consider like family. It is a mixed feeling because the previous owner was my best friend and she died of cancer. I even bought a fake green grass carpet just before they moved in and that carpet NEVER got the chance tobe played on my deck comes summer they are the ONLY ones sitting out and enjoying the landscape I used to enjoy UNTIL they moved in. I lived in my condo for almost 20 years long before them and since they moved in, I can no longer open my windows for ventilation nor air my house and let alone enjoy my deck which is overlooking a lake and the ONLY reason why I chose the house was precisely for the lake AND the green trees. Smoke is NOT static and this affecting and poising me in my house. They do so sitting on their deck aware smoke MOVES. I have neigbor smoKING and my house particularly my bedroom smell cigarettes that THEY CHOSE to smoke and I did NOT. SHOULD know by now that is Your liberty ends where someone else's begins. People think freedom allows them todo anything forgetting. It looks like there’s hope for you and your dank entryway yet!Īgree 100%. But safe can also be classified as healthy-safe: you can say, ‘this mold is dangerous stuff, and per the lease, you have to do something about it.’” If you live in a big city, he says, you’re in luck: the courts in places like New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles tend to side with tenants. “If the landlord promises to keep the place safe (in the lease), that might refer to barred windows and locked doors. “Unless it’s in the lease, the landlord has no obligation to fix anything,” he says. Instead, he suggests starting with re-reading your lease with a fine-tooth comb. “That’s a tough one,” Eric agrees, “because as a tenant, you can’t bring in your own mold investigator.” He explains that while many people will just go ahead and call the city, that could cause tension between you and your landlord. Yuck! Mold can cause unpleasant smells, but it’s also bad news for your lungs. What other steps can I take? It’s gross and makes it way less comforting to return to my home. I’ve written to the super several times asking him to check it out, to no avail. There’s a lingering smell of mold or mildew in the entryway to my apartment building. I recognize that this solution might require you to bite your tongue, and invite someone into your home who has been critical of you but if you feel safe around them, you can think of it as an investment in years of delicious, unbothered dinners.Īnd if your neighbor continues to complain after you’ve extended the olive branch, consider recommending some scented candles and blocking their number. Maybe some of the things you’re smelling are broccoli or fish.’ And added, ‘why don’t you come over for dinner?’” A shared dinner turned out to be just the ticket: once someone eats a delicious meal someone cooked you, Eric says, they’ll be a little more understanding (and a little happier) the next time they smell your dinner. I’m always like, hmm.that’s fragrant! But one time I saw them, and said, “hey, when you’re cooking I smell it a lot.’ And they said, ‘oh, I’m trying to be a better cook and eat healthier. Inviting them over for dinner could both open their eyes and establish good will.Įric has been on the other side of this: “In the building I live in, I have a tenant below me that cooks constantly. Spices and fragrant things are one of the great joys of life!īut perhaps the solution here is to educate your neighbor about these delicious things you’re cooking. One problem: It’s the food I love to eat? Who is in the wrong? What’s the solution?įor many people, “smelly food” can be a euphemism for “food from other cultures that I’m not used to eating.” It should go without saying that this phenomenon is not your fault, and I’m sorry you have to deal with it. My neighbor always complains I’m cooking ‘smelly’ food, whenever I use lots of spices or fragrant ingredients. ![]()
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