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The harm caused by cigarette smoke in the home

If tobacco smoke is entering your home via the building structure or the ventilation system, you should first contact your property manager or the property owner. If the issue of tobacco smoke cannot be resolved, contact the environmental health inspector and, if necessary, submit a(you will be redirected to another service, opens in a new window) written request for an apartment inspection(you will be redirected to another service, opens in a new window). 

Following your request for an inspection, an environmental health inspector will contact you and, if necessary, arrange an inspection to investigate the matter. Based on the inspection, the environmental health inspector will assess the need for any further investigations and, if necessary, may require the party responsible for the nuisance to take measures to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco smoke.  

Under the Tobacco Act, a housing association may apply for a smoking ban on balconies. Further guidance is available on(you will be redirected to another service, opens in a new window) Valvira’s Tobacco website(you will be redirected to another service, opens in a new window). 

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