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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
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. 
NSW: Can you Ban Smoking without a By-law? - A by-law prohibiting or restricting smoking gives the owners corporation the right to take steps through NCAT to prevent residents smoking and makes it easier for the owners corporation to put an end to smoking in its building.
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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