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Nope, not too picky. That would be a deal breaker for me.

This never even occurred to me to ask. Can you ask around to find out if smoking is really an issue at the places you're interested in? We lived in an apartment for a few months and smoking wasn't an issue. People may have occasionally smoked outside but we could never smell anything inside and it only happened a couple times.

I would look for a family-friendly apartment, maybe a little higher end, with good amenities if possible, and ask if smoking has ever been an issue, if it is an issue whether you could move to a different apartment, etc. I wouldn't necessarily rule it out offhand. But smoking seems to be pretty rare in my area.

Having lived in Europe where it is pretty impossible to find a smoke free building, I'd look at the ventilation system and if the place had carpets. Then I'd make a decision accordingly.

Extremely important. The last time we moved the number one factor was cigarette smoke from the bar below our bedroom. If it hadn't been for that, we could have overlooked the other problems and we probably wouldn't have moved. Where I live, people sometimes smoke in the hallway (it's almost always work crews) and it permeates our place despite having closed windows and doors. I hate it, but at least it's infrequent.

Dealbreaker for sure.

ugh, 1. who on earth still smokes and 2. what kind of animal do you have to be to smoke in your apartment? not sure if they're impossible to find in your area, but could you consider a smaller building with only 4 apartments, or a duplex or something?

It's important to me. I once lived in a building that was supposed to be smoke free, but the landlord didn't enforce it. The smell of tobacco and pot just overwhelmed our extra bedroom so it was unusable. I have asthma so it really sucked. I hope you're able to find something, especially with your kids.

It's so nice! Our first apartment reeked of smoke in the bathroom only (WTF) because our downstairs neighbor had lived there for years and was a heavy smoker. Every other apartment was non-smoking and t made such a difference in our quality of life.