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- What can I do about neighbours smoking?
- Can I smoke on my balcony?
- How do I stop smoke drift from entering my apartment?
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Feature Articles
NSW: How to Stop Cigarette Smoke From Entering Your Apartment
Karen Stiles, OCN and Brenton Pittman, Applicant in the Pittman v Newport [2022] NSWCATCD 173 case
QLD: Why is now a really good time to introduce a ‘No Smoking’ bylaw
Chris Irons, Strata Solve + Will Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
QLD: Q&A Smoking and Smoke Drift in Strata
This article contains Q&As that are all about smoking in strata in Queensland. Can you have a no smoking bylaw? Can you ban a resident from smoking on their balcony or in common areas?….and many more QLD smoking questions and answers.
WA: Q&A Can we stop neighbour from smoking on the apartment balcony?
ESM Strata Team
Question: I can’t have my doors or windows open because of my neighbour who smokes. What are my rights?
Most Recent Strata Smoking Articles
VIC: Q&A Stopping smoke drift in a Victoria apartment - Question: Can an owner raise a grievance about smoke drift from neighbouring lots before the owners corporation formally adopts the new smoking by-laws 
NSW: Regulating smoking in strata schemes – Do you need a by-law? What if it is not tobacco smoke? - This article discusses a NSW NCAT decision where tobacco smoke drift from a strata lot's courtyard was deemed a nuisance under the Strata Schemes Management Act, even with a by-law and explores how such cases might differ with medically prescribed substances.
Our articles and Q&As about Strata Smoking issues have been arranged by State
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National Smoking articles
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New South Wales
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Queensland
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Victoria
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South Australia
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Australian Capital Territory
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Western Australia
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