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I know we have seen this all before but I am hit with a dilemma. One of our tenants constantly complains about another tenants cooking odors. We have spoken with the tenant to open windows while cooking and keeping the fans running. We have broken through walls to try and seal up spaces where the oders may be traveling. We have sealed up doorways leading to the hallways to try and prevent the oders from seaping out. Each aparment has their own central air ventilation system. So we feel the ventilation is not the problem. The building was built in the eary 1900′s and all the fireplaces are closed up. But all seems to have failed. The odors are nothing short of basil, parsley and or garlic/oil. There is no complaints of middle eastern spices which may be a bit stronger. Is a rent reduction in order? The tenants seem to feel this is in order.