Does a tenant living in an private house w/2 other tenants have the right to tell them they cannot smoke on the porch?
The building is a private house with three apartments (basement, 1st and 2nd floor). Two of the tenants have been living there since 2009 in bsmnt and 2nd floor. The other tenant just moved in in 2011 and started operating a licensed day care center. The entire time, the day care owner did not complain about the smoke until now. She put up no smoking signs everywhere including her window...no conversation with the landlord or other tenants. She claims her parents are complaining about the tenants smoking outside and she has to enforce the no smoking rule. The landlord ASKED the tenants to smoke away from the window as a courtesy. The tenants were fine with that until she became angry when they were on the porch smoking on the weekend when daycare is not in session. What are the rights?