mormishmom
08-15-2008, 11:02 PM
We live in a relatively new neighborhood and as part of the builders purchasing the land from the city, they had to designate a percentage of homes as affordable - based on income. Well, part of the plan also included that some of the homes be given to churches, shelters, community programs etc. I just found out that one of those homes is across the street from me. It's not actually a street really - it's more of an alley. All the homes face forward and then all the garages are in the back of the homes, so all the garages face one another and in order to get to them, there are "alleys" behind the homes. Our bedroom window, DS's window, and our balcony sliding glass door all face the alley.
It hasn't been an issue because in the 10 months we've been here, it hasn't been occupied. Well, all of the sudden last weekend some unsavory characters moved in. I hate to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you just get a vibe from people and I am getting that vibe. The neighborhood is so quiet and I LOVE it! My mom was visiting about 2 weeks ago and she even commented on how serene the neighborhood and our neighbors are. I should have knocked on wood.
So here comes the problem and where I need advice. They smoke. However, they don't smoke in their house. They run their A/C 24/7 and then come out on their balcony - which is directly across from my bedroom window - close the door, and smoke. Bleh! I loathe the smell of cigarette smoke, but when I am pregnant it is especially noxious to me. Plus, it's not healthy for us to be breathing it. We're a window opening, breeze loving, don't run the a/c at night unless it's 95 degrees kind of family.
What recourse do I have? Is my only option to knock on their door and politely explain the problem or do I have some legal steps I could take? What would you do? I need help!
It hasn't been an issue because in the 10 months we've been here, it hasn't been occupied. Well, all of the sudden last weekend some unsavory characters moved in. I hate to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you just get a vibe from people and I am getting that vibe. The neighborhood is so quiet and I LOVE it! My mom was visiting about 2 weeks ago and she even commented on how serene the neighborhood and our neighbors are. I should have knocked on wood.
So here comes the problem and where I need advice. They smoke. However, they don't smoke in their house. They run their A/C 24/7 and then come out on their balcony - which is directly across from my bedroom window - close the door, and smoke. Bleh! I loathe the smell of cigarette smoke, but when I am pregnant it is especially noxious to me. Plus, it's not healthy for us to be breathing it. We're a window opening, breeze loving, don't run the a/c at night unless it's 95 degrees kind of family.
What recourse do I have? Is my only option to knock on their door and politely explain the problem or do I have some legal steps I could take? What would you do? I need help!