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I need to confront my landlord about getting out of my lease because of my neighbors, along with several other problems but my next door neighbors are the worst problem. Their door is right next to mine and they ALWAYS sit outside the door smoking weed. So much so that it stinks up the entry of my apartment. I have complained several times to the apartments but they say that they cannot do anything about it and it continues. I have a 5 year old little girl and I do not want her smelling this every time we leave or walk into our kitchen. My lease has an owners obligation section, one of which includes that they will act to protect the public health and safety of their tenants, but I am not sure that this qualifies. Either way, I do not know what to do. I have been unable to catch my neighbors doing this "red handed" because they keep a nasty ashtray outside my door that is full of cigarettes, and always run inside their door as soon as they hear my door open, but I'm not an idiot and I know what weed smells like. One morning I was leaving to take my daughter to school and the cloud outside my door was so heavy, I could still smell it when I got into my car and dropped my daughter off. I do NOT want her going to school smelling like that. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions to help me get out of my lease?
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- Twist one up with them and see if they smoke it.
- Your only choices are to call the police or call the owner of the place next door. There are usually drug clauses in every lease and the owner may or may not want to know. I had the same problem and they would smoke so much dope I couldn't open my door. I finally went out and asked them if they would smoke where it wouldn't come into my house. I would hate to turn a positive drug test from second hand smoke and if I had a little child, I would be forced to do something. You have to call the police when you smell the stuff. . .You may suffer consequences from these people if you start problems. I would befriend them and tell them its coming indoors and you have a child. Most people are reasonable enough to understand that. If that doesn't work, your best bet is to just move. . .I would have contacted my landlord with this complaint in writing and have plenty of proof that he has been informed of your dilemma and that the place is "not safe for children." Then screw it and lose your deposit and move, the health of your child is more important and sometimes life just isn't fair and you gotta do what you gotta do. Not all landlord's sue if you move out but all will keep your deposit.
