What do I do? My maintenance men for my apartment building smoke in my apartment while I was gone.?

Question

The maintenance men came and fixed my bathtub while I wasn't home and when I came back home my apartment smelled of cigarette smoke.

I also have 2 birds, which is very harmful to them.

Do I call my landlord and complain? Do I write a letter to him? Or do I just ignore it?

Answer 1

You should not ignore it as it may happen again if you do. Although there is nothing that you can really do, you still want to put it in writing and present to your landlord. Have them sign acknowledgment of receipt of your notice. Keep a copy for your files.

Answer 2

Whoa...NOT ok. I would definitely contact the building manager/landlord and complain. At the very least, that's grounds for terminating the contract with the maintenance company, but if it continues and your apartment starts to smell badly of smoke and you don't report it, the landlord has no way of knowing it wasn't you, and you could lose your security deposit. If it continues to happen after you have contacted your landlord, you need to find yourself legal counsel and terminate your lease. That is WAY out of line.

Answer 3

You contact you're landlord and tell them that you will not tolerate their maintenance men smoking in you're apartment under any circumstances.

Don't you think that would be a lot better than asking here.

You have you're rights as a tenant and you're rights have definitely been violated and so has you're private space.

Report it and let it be known you will not tolerate it. Stand up for yourself and make a practice of it, because in life there are a lot of things you are going to have to stand up for and learning now will make the future a whole lot better for you.

Answer 4

Call your landlord and complain. Tell them you have a severe allergy and luckily they hadn't *just* been there right before you got home or you would've had to go to the hospital. You have to give them a reason to really not do it next time. That's what I'd do.

Answer 5

Complain to your landlord in writing. Send it REGISTERED, RETURN RECEIPT REQUIRED (that means he has to sign for it). Be sure and keep a copy for yourself.

Who knows? If your landlord is reasonable he might even knock a little of next month's rent to compensate you for getting rid of the odor.

Don't be afraid to ask him how he can help you.

Answer 6

You should complain. Tell them you dont want people smoking in your house. Next time when your landlord calls for maintenance he or she has special instructions for them. Besides they should respect your house.

Answer 7

There is no way I would let them getaway with that ! I would call your Landlord and tell him/her what they did. That is no acceptable at all! It is YOUR apartment ...you pay the rent so they have no right to smoke in your home.

Answer 8

Perhaps they may not have smoked in the house, smoke also settles in the clothes and on their hair and skin as well. But, perhaps next time get a sign or something and post it where everyone will see it, that says NO SMOKING. Or write a note asking them not to smoke in your house, or smoke outside. I don't tolerate smoking in my house because I have a child. I tell people that if they want to smoke they have to go outside to do that.

Answer 9

post a no smoking sign in you apartment in plain view. If it happens again...call the landlord and report it!

Answer 10

write a letter, it will probably be ignored but at least it will be onfile. that way if it happens again more action will be taken.

but aside from writing the letter i would just let it slide, i realize it bothers you and is disrecpectful but just dust it off this time, air out your apartment, and if it happens again then complain and expect something to be done.