This guy burns wood in a backyard pit when it's 95 degrees outside the smoke and smell blows into my home.
I asked him why he burns wood, he says he likes to? I asked him to stop on very hot days yet he'll do it again a week later.
He's not only bugging me but polluting for no reason other than he likes to. I think he's mentally unbalanced.
What would you do? What can I do?
2007-03-27 16:06:39 · 6 answers · asked by Malthusian 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
OMG...I have the exact same problem. Drives me insane,I can hardly ever have my windows open. The smoke from the fire sends my allergies into a tail spin. The first nice day we had here in Pa where I could finally open the window and get some fresh air and the neighbor is out there having a campfire.
I will be contacting the borough I live in and report this,because I know open burning isn't allowed in our town.Last year I seriously thought about calling the fire department and reporting a fire in the neighbors yard.But,I couldn't do it,wouldn't be right.
I understand people love to sit by the fire,but when you live in a town with close neighbors I think it is rude to pollute the air that I have to breath.They complain about smokers,this is far worse.
2007-03-27 16:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Jan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Fire Marshall and your local DEQ agency. It may be illegal for him to be burning in a ground dug pit. But be prepared for him to purchase a metal firepit specifically used for burning wood in it, to which there would be nothing you could really do to stop him or prevent him from doing so.
2007-03-27 16:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can sue him. I know it sounds funny, but if you've tried to get him to stop, and this is creating an actual problem, you can say that his burning of wood is a nuisance and is affecting both your property and your quality of life.
2007-03-27 17:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by posesqueen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your local codes (at the library, for instance) to see if outdoor burning is legal in your town.
2007-03-27 16:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try to live and let live. It may be silly but if he wants to have a fire and there are no regulations against it there is not too much you can do.
2007-03-27 16:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
move
2007-03-27 16:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋