I am certainly no supporter of a Nanny State, but I live in an apartment and the cigarette smoke from the unit underneath me is unbearable at times. I have purchased two Ionic Breeze air purifiers and they do help to some degree, but the odor is so pungent that my place still stinks. If a person wants to smoke in their apartment, fine, but only as long as it doesn't invade my apartment space.
Smokers can go outside to smoke. I really resent those who tell me that I should be the one to go outside for a breath of clean air.
I don't want smoke in my lungs, so I don't smoke or go to smokey places. I don't believe in telling bars that they have to go smoke free, etc. But I have to live somewhere, and on some days I am inside for many hours and I am forced to participate in a filthy habit that could be done just as well outside. Common sense needs to prevail here, and I think that the one causing the problem needs to be the one to alter their behavior.
Do you realize how ignorant you are?
Those things are desinged to emit ozone, a leading cause of cancer.
Have at it, but please stop voting.
It sounds to me you need to talk to the apartment management - there is obviously something wrong in the structural elements of the building.
BTW, who lived there first, you or the smoker? If it is you, I would complain loudly to the management about the problem. If not, well.........
Smoker's would say that your complaints are the problem. In that case, you would have to "alter your behavior" and stop complaining.
Hoisted on your own petard -- so to speak.