Q: New neighbors smoke marijuana and I can smell it in my apartment what are my rights?
My new neighbors smoke weed in their apartment. The smell is coming into our apartment from thr floor board in all the rooms that share a wall. I've contacted the landlord but they haven't don't anything. It is making our furniture smell and any clothes I leave near the wall smell. I have a toddler and will have to take drug tests for my job. Anything I can do in this situation?
A: Possessing marijuana is illegal in Florida. If you smell it being smoked, call the police and they will confirm the smell and then deal with the illegal activity next door. Your landlord could do something if he had proof of its use or storage in the apartment, and chose to do something about it as it is an illegal use of the property.
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