A smoker recently moved next door.  Our neighborhood is very family and kid oriented.?
952542
Come on, is it that serious with your neighbor's past time?\nOr did he puff all the 20 sticks in one go?\nHow much smoke can be blown into your house from 1 stick?\nHe has his rights too\nWhy not get a barrister and evict him from your neighborhood
1052495
I have family that lives there. Weird!
1095660
I think everybody has missed the point here; smoking causes lung cancer, and oh-yeah, kills people.\n\nYou do what you feel comfortable doing but get this kid to stop.  As a smoker for 20 years, and spending 150 bucks a month on it-I can tell you, I wished somebody had intervened in my life.\n\nHe may pissed now but when he's older, has a family, and not smoking around them, or having them worry about his health, he'll look back and thank you
996528
I don't think making him smoke a whole pack will help. My mom best friend did that to her daughter and now her daughter is a heavy smoker. \nI think taking away his luxuries for a certain amount of time or until he gets his act together is the best thing to do.
120550
Don't buy him cigarettes, matches, lighters, etc. Remove all ashtrays from the house permanently. However, keep in mind that this is HIS decision. He won't quit unless HE decides he is going to and sticks to that decision.
275507
Not necessarily, but they will have easier access to cigarettes... (i.e. stealin' them from mom's purse etc.)  I know that's what we used to do...)  Maybe you should smoke outside and keep the cigarettes hidden.  Second hand smoke can cause serious asthma and in rare cases that asthma can cause brain damage or death in young kids.  I know because I was just involved in a court case where this happend to a little girl, so be careful.
181342
Second hand smoke = bad for kids.\n\nSimple
680004
Do you have a lease agreement with your landlord?  If so check to see whether the lease prohibits smoking outside the premises.  If it does not, inform you landlord that though he/she asked you not to smoke outside, that was just a courtesy, and as it was not included in your lease, then it is not grounds for eviction.  If she wants to prohibit smoking anywhere, she must change the lease to reflect that.  If you do not have a lease then you have less protection and may have to move.  Though you may be able to go to landlord tenant court, if its worth the trouble to you, and argue that your original oral lease agreement did not include a prohibition against smoking, though I don't believe that you  would be successful on those grounds.  Good luck!
401618
if you are renter, and not a owner there is nothing you can do, other than move. there are some non-smoking apartments, they are just a little harder to find.
406011
Tell your mom you want to live with your dad, her b/f smokes, you have asthma plus you're breathing in 2nd hand smoke. She may not mind being exposed to this and putting herself at risk for lung cancer and dying from it but you care alot more about your health than that.
1042647
My suggestions: Invite your neighbors over for lunch, or out on a picnic, and tell them your concerns. Ask them what they would do in your situation. Try to make it as friendly and non-combative as possible. \n\nPlant hedges along the fence, or better yet, flowers bushes. The hedge alone would deflect a lot of the odor. Night-blooming jasmine grows around my bedroom window. It's delicious. \n\nGet an air purifier to use near your bed. That would help a lot.\n\nPut a fan in or near your window, blowing out. Spray Arm & Hammer's air freshener around your window.\n\nLast but not least, be glad you have five dogs nearby to help protect your property. You'll never know, but their presence may have saved your family from burglaries, rape, even murder. \n\nYou sound like a patient person. Just give a little, compromise where you can. And good luck.
961814
First, I am going to have to research this about Colorado...to answer your question from my views, no, it is wrong to tell anyone what they can or can't do in their own homes! I bought a half of duplex and we do have homes assoc. but I will never be told what to do in my own house...I am also a taxpayer! The witch hunt on this Smoking Ban has gotten out of hand! Citizens are going to have to stand up and be counted...whether you smoke or not, it is not the real issue..it is the gov't and their under-classmen who have decided to start and approve some of these absolutely wrong laws. What's next? How many kids you are allowed to have? How much you can drive your car? We are allowing all the commercials on TV which endorse all the "call your doctor for a RX" and all of the medical ones that are trying to get people hooked on prescription drugs! I hope everyone wakes up and sees what it is doing to our country. We have gotten away from the greatness that this country was built on...Back to the question...I don't see how they can ban owners from smoking in their own condo...I quess they would be buying mine back for a hefty price...I can't believe that this was ruled admissable in the court system. Isn't Colorado, the same state that is banning smoking but also trying to legalize pot? Go figure...wierd...I'll be anxious to hear all the answers. Great question!
314600
Propose bills that would allow landlords to NOT allow their tenants to smoke in the units.\nMake cigarettes SO expensive because of taxes that people would NOT buy them.\nAsk family members of people who passed from lung cancer or other smoking related deaths to allow the family member's images be used for a nationwide commerical, targeting smokers.\nInstitute fines for not disposing of cigarette butts properly.
712218
A long time. It will never really go away completely, but at least you won't be getting worse. I grew up in a family of smokers and now not a single person in my family smokes, its one of the best decisions you can make.
481216
One thing it is illegal no matter if he smokes every once in a while or if he smokes it all the time. There is a reason that it is illegal it is not good for you. Even thoug he is 18 his parents still can make a impact on his life parents are usually role modles in kids lives. If his father is a pastor he will definetly show a concern and want to give his son help that he needs. If you are having these thoughts that  it is not okay then you need to go with your intuition and act on it.
922951
If it is not a non smoking complex, there really isn't anything you can do...other than trying to reason with your neighbor. \n\nThough smoking has been banned in most Public places throughout much of the Country, people can still smoke in their homes, unless the building is considered a non smoking building.
897049
not as far as I know...it's not illegal to smoke inside your home.\n\nIf you had my vote, I would say YES...but I don't make the laws, so I think you're stuck with the 2nd hand smoke.  \n\nIf you want to try something, try convincing your dad to smoke outside, or at least near an open window.