Reminds me of a battle my brother-in-law had in his condo in Florida....neighbor complaining about the aroma of garlic when my brother-in-law made spaghetti sauce. The neighbor wanted 'ethnic' cooking banned in the entire complex.
The difference is that garlic is arguably good for you and smoke is not.
who in their right mind doesn't like the smell of garlic when it's first dropped into heated olive oil?
So, what happened?
As a reformed smoker, I say this is going too far. If the lease permits smoking in your apartment, then I think there are other issues we don't know about.
While I do not find the smell of garlic offensive, (fried foods, especially in the heat can make me vomit) would never in a million years try to prevent someone from engaging in "ethnic" cooking. That's as stupid as trying to force everybody to be vegetarians!
LOL Your kidding!
No hope for the catfish fry neighbors.: )
Well, I can see that in some places where the ventilation is bad. Have you ever walked into a place that reaks so bad with the smell of curry that it makes you want to barf? Some people come to this country with some pretty nasty smelling recipes! It's got to be annoying if you really can't stand something, but your stuck smelling it day after day because you can't get out of a lease.