Balconies and vents are the most painful place
“We need to ban smoking on balconies and in open windows” Alexey: “It is necessary to ban smoking in apartments and on balconies! residents living on floors above suffer from this! When my alcoholic neighbor downstairs lights his cigarette made from his own stinky socks on the balcony, my wife and I have to run all over the apartment and close the windows to protect ourselves and our little son from the poisonous stink! Moreover, this alcoholic neighbor also smokes at night! And in a dream, a person does not feel the smell of smoke, and I also don’t want to close the balcony at night, because we live on the top floor and it’s very hot in the apartment, so we have to breathe its stench at night. To requests and persuasion not to smoke at night on the balcony, the neighbor only smiles and sends us to hell with the words: “This is my balcony! I turn whatever I want.” Ekaterina: “There are two minor children in my family and not a single adult who smokes! Family of six. And if the windows are closed in winter, then in summer they are open and all the smoke from the lower, side loggias is drawn into our apartment. Sometimes they smoke in groups and being in the room becomes unbearable. I am for the fact that if they smoke, then let them smoke without opening their windows, so that their smoke remains in their apartment, and does not fly around the apartments of people who do not smoke.” Katya: “Prohibit smoking on loggias, on balconies with open windows ! Let all the smoke stay in their apartments. But no, they smoke waist-deep, climbing out the window, so that it doesn’t get to them, and you, neighbors, breathe! Such a law must be mandatory so that it really works, so that the Kurts do not send me far away when I make a remark, but quietly poison themselves and their relatives without disturbing the health of non-smokers ”Valera: “The balcony and the room are private property. But let's forbid people to smoke leaning out the window or from the balcony. Those. the cigarette should not be outside the perimeter of the window or balcony railing, i.e. you can not smoke with your face with a cigarette sticking out of the walls of the window or balcony railing. It's impossible to ventilate. My child sleeps during the day. Before his sleep, I open the window or balcony, so that he can sleep fresh later. So it turns out it would be better not to open it, it became worse from smoking on the lower floor. let's solve the problem of penetration of smoke from smoking neighbors into someone else's apartment. This, as it were, is already beginning to violate my rights, and the rights of a smoker should end, where he begins to violate other people's rights. Valera: “My neighbor smokes in the toilet. Every hour minimum. It is impossible to go to the toilet, as it draws through the hood. I contacted TC and they said it was normal. Is it normal that the smoke of smokers in your apartment. Let's ban smoking in the toilets then. Let them smoke in their corridor then. ”Andrey: We live in a communal apartment (we own 2 rooms and 1 with neighbors), the neighbors in the kitchen constantly smoke, and our wife cannot leave the room with a small child (there is no one with the child leave, and there is nothing to breathe in the kitchen) neither we nor the child can even cook food. Please add shared kitchens in the apartments to the list of non-smoking places."
Stops-sidewalks-crossings
Tatyana: “Strictly ban smoking on footpaths and sidewalks, especially on the go. There is such a smoker along the footpath, waving a cigarette in his hand. Once it drags on - and then goes on waving his hand. All the smoke flies on those who follow. And they "smoke" with every breath, unlike him. And there is nowhere to go from the smoke. 2. Prohibit smoking on the platforms of railway stations, at public transport stops and at the entrances to buildings (any). So far, to enter some offices - you need to go through a curtain of tobacco smoke. Yes, and some smokers are so insolent - that they even light up on the bus. I generally keep quiet about smoking in underground passages. This is almost the norm in everyday life. 3.smoke on benches - in parks, on platforms, at bus stops. In short, all the amenities are just for smokers. 4. Provide effective measures to maintain order about smoking. If at least one stop was fined for smoking, others would think about it.” Natalia: “I am against smoking. Personally, smokers interfered with me in the following cases: 1) I am standing at a bus stop with a child, it is raining, a woman is also standing with us and smoking. He doesn’t want to leave at least to the side - it’s raining! 2) I am walking and have to slow down or overtake the smoker in front it's very smoky there 4) I can't open the window / go out to the balcony, because the neighbors smoke. 5) on the roof in front of my windows there are cigarette butts thrown out by smoking residents from the upper floors. the same cigarette butts are lying on the sidewalks, bus stops, on the beaches, in the forest ... "Inna:" Why should I, standing at the bus stop, step aside because of your stupid habit? Why do I have to close the windows on a hot summer day just because the neighbor 2-3 floors below is too lazy to go out to stink outside and he smokes on the loggia (balcony)? Why, entering the entrance or the elevator, should I breathe YOUR stench? Why, when walking along a footpath or sidewalk, do I have to dodge a poisonous cloud released from the mouth of a chicken in front? And if a child walks next to me, should I put on a gas mask for him? ... You can’t hide from smokers anywhere! at 3-5 meters. The police pass by. I’m taking my child to school, a man is walking ahead and smoking, where should I go with my 7-year-old son? Let the child breathe, otherwise the rights of the smoker will be violated. It doesn't matter that he violates my son's rights."
Rules governing the order in the entrance
In addition to the fact that garbage in the entrance is not a very pleasant sight, its presence is prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
The federal law "On the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population" states that all residential premises, including the entrance, must comply with the established rules. The premises must be kept clean. It is forbidden to put garbage in public places. Systematic violation of these rules can lead to the spread of dangerous pests and, as a result, to infections.
According to the Housing Code, a fine of 4,000-5,000 rubles is imposed on a person for violating the established rules.
In addition, the presence of garbage is prohibited by fire safety regulations. According to these requirements, tenants do not have the right to:
- Without permission, build makeshift pantries on stairwells, store large-sized furniture, building materials, flammable and combustible substances in them;
- Block up emergency exits with foreign objects (this includes stairs, balconies, exits to fire escapes, etc.).
It is also forbidden to store old furniture, unnecessary personal items and household utensils, doors, boards, combustible materials and any construction debris in the entrance. Everything must be immediately removed to the proper places.
As for violations of fire safety standards, for the first time, residents can only get off with a warning. For repeated and further violations, a fine of 1,000 to 1,500 rubles is charged from a person.
Clear evidence procedure
Alexander: “I ask you to definitely ban smoking in the apartment, on the balcony, if it harms others (a neighbor asked me not to smoke). And provide for a clear procedure for collecting evidence (for example, allow video filming, determine the procedure for calling specialists who can install equipment that registers smoke vapors, another procedure). I understand you can smoke one cigarette, but you can't smoke packs. I myself am currently going to resolve the issue with a smoking neighbor: an absolutely inadequate person, responds to comments with complete indifference, chuckles in response.It may be necessary to provide for a complete ban on smoking in these places.” VasilVlad “In Los Angeles, smoking was banned in apartment buildings where more than a hundred people live, ITAR-TASS reports. Residents of such buildings are ordered to immediately stop smoking not only in elevators and entrances, but also in their own apartments, on balconies, and even sitting in a parked car. The fine for violating the established order will be $125."
Penalties need to be increased
Vladislav: Vladimir: "Smoked, five years old. But miraculously gave up this addiction (without any special books). As long as habit dominated me, I smoked “away” from non-smoking people, and I always threw the “bull-calves” into the trash, always extinguished. And now a tricky question: How many smokers follow these simple rules? Units out of a thousand (if not less). Tons of situations! Public transport stop (any), a huge number of people are waiting for their route. And then the “miracle oil lamp” comes, stands in the very middle of the crowd and begins to smoke diligently. Soon a transport arrives ... And, the familiar “miracle smokehouse” takes two or three puffs, throws a cigarette butt on the road or sidewalk, enters the vehicle and exhales all the smoke on others. This is fine!? Their rights have been infringed upon, but you do not infringe on the rights of non-smokers!.. Tell someone to step aside and smoke there. So he’ll roll out his eyes and be rude in addition (they say, get out of here yourself, since I’m bothering you). You still apply to the Strasbourg Court! It's time to tighten up smoking. What kind of punishment is 0.5-1.5 (in trains)? Gave fifty dollars and forgot - great loss. Punish in a memorable way, once and for all (up to 100 base)For 7 months of this year, almost 3.5 thousand people were fined for smoking in unauthorized places in Belarus. This is more than in the whole of 2012 - 3001 people. So in just seven months, the country earned 79.6 million rubles. But the average fine for smoking in the wrong place was only 22.5 thousand Belarusian rubles on the offender. Although according to Art. 17.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, smoking in unauthorized places entails a fine of up to 4 basic units (today it is up to 400 thousand Belarusian rubles).Oleksandr Ulasevich "I think it's better to remove the sale of tobacco products from ordinary stores by creating specialized tobacco shops where they sell only tobacco products and items directly related to the consumption of tobacco products (pipes, ashtrays, matches, lighters, mouthpieces, etc.)" Oleg Repich: “I propose to introduce into the bill a proposal on the mandatory presence in the places of sale of tobacco and tobacco products, means that help quit smoking, or can reduce smoking addiction: anti-smoking pills, anti-smoking chewing gum, anti-smoking spray, etc., if they do not have a medical purpose. This will allow the smoker to have some choice, an alternative, before making a purchase of cigarettes. Former smoker, O. M. Repich.” And what suggestions do you find useful? Should smoking bans be introduced, fines increased? What measures do you disagree with? Write about it on the forum.
How to deal with violators
Method 1: Solve the Problem Neighborly
If unscrupulous tenants have wound up in your entrance, then before informing the authorities, you should try to solve the problem quietly and peacefully. Inform your neighbors that there are garbage cans for garbage and that by throwing garbage bags on the territory of the entrance, they endanger both themselves and all residents.
Method 2: dummies of a surveillance camera
On the Internet, more and more often you can find advice to go to the popular Fix price store, buy dummies of a surveillance camera there and hang them in the entrance. The camera looks like a real one, it runs on two ordinary batteries, there is even a blinking peephole.According to the observations of those who tried this method, the entrances became clean.
Method 3: write a formal warning
In addition to cameras, for greater persuasiveness, you can write an announcement that littering in the entrance is prohibited by law. For clarity, cite the relevant articles from the Federal Law and note that for failure to comply with the rules established by law, a significant fine will be imposed on the violator.
Method 4: Contact your property management company
If all your attempts to set the neighbors on the right path have not been successful, then you can directly contact the chairman of the HOA, who will hold a preventive conversation with the tenant and strongly recommend that he stop cluttering up the entrance.
Method 5: call the police or a district police officer
Another effective way to deal with unscrupulous neighbors is to resort to the help of the police or a district police officer. True, in this case, you need to know the apartment in which the tenants live, as well as stock up on evidence of a violation on their part. Without evidence, neighbors may simply not admit their guilt.
If there is enough evidence, then a protocol is drawn up for negligent tenants, which is then submitted to the court with a corresponding claim and a requirement to impose a fine on the offenders.
Method 6: contact the Rospotrebnadzor at the place of residence
Rospotrebnadzor is a federal service for supervision in the field of consumer protection and human well-being. In order for your question to be accepted for consideration, you must write an appropriate application (by contacting the local authority in person, either through the website of the service, or by mail), which states:
- In which of the apartments do violators of cleanliness live;
- Who is the owner of the apartment?
- Who lives in it;
- How often do residents of this apartment litter in the stairwell.
Along with the application, provide relevant evidence and ask for an audit to hold violators accountable.
Within 30 working days from the date of filing the application, Rospotrebnadzor is obliged to conduct an inspection at this address.
The main thing to remember is that the consequences of your dishonest attitude towards the place where you live can affect not only yourself, but also all the residents of the entrance.
