From the Forum: What Can You Do When a Neighbor's Stove Is Smoking You Out?
A resident appears to be burning wood that hasn’t been properly seasoned, spreading smell and smoke throughout the neighborhood. What can a neighbor do about the problem?
Irritated by the smoke and smell from a neighbor’s wood-burning stove, a reader is looking for advice. The neighbor appears to be using the stove for heating the house and has piles of wood in front — some of it just plywood rather than seasoned wood. Are there rules controlling what types of wood can be burned? What other recourse does the reader have?
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