The loophole makes some sense if you live off the grid without other means. He has a furnace yet refuses to fix it, and probably has electricity that could power a space heater.
On the bright side, maybe the fumes will kill your neighbor before they get you. /s
An unfortuitous downdraft could carry those chemical fumes back into the house... also I wonder what the heck his creosote situation is like? There must be some wonderful stuff condensing out of that smoke on the upper, cooler part of his fireplace. Could create one marvel of a chimney fire if he isn’t super diligent about keeping it clean.
I wish. Got plenty of pleasant conservative neighbors, but one a-hole lib neighbor right next door. His daughter is on welfare supporting two half-black babies, all she does is drink and smoke all day and play loud music. Weeds for a yard front and back, run-down home. The only house on the block that cops get called out to. Guess I'm lucky, just one on the block. Both me and the neighbor on the other side of them have guns and let them know, keeps them from bothering us directly.