The condo next to mine is a vacation rental and must be advertising on MostAnnoyingVacationers.com (doesn’t look like it is taken, grab it while it is hot).  We’ve had screaming kids with parents that think it is cool if they scream because they are on vacation(how cute).   The most recent tenants go through about 2 packs of cigarettes a day which is really annoying because the wind comes off the bay and filters into our condo.  I’m not super sensitive to smoke and enjoy the occasional cigar, but I don’t like smoke in my home, especially when I don’t have control over it.  To cap it all off it looks like the AC is going out which means when they smoke I have to close my door, which usually cools off the condo great, and burn up inside.  Sometimes I feel like smoking is almost a violation of Freedom of Speech, when it affects other people.  I’m cool with smoking in designated spots and even smoking in your condo(inside the condo), but in close quarters that condos are, smoking outside just ruins it for a lot of people.

But summer is finishing up soon which hopefully will put an end to the vacationers (crossing fingers).  This is definitely a big deterrent to living in Condo, along with the ability to hear people next door(building isn’t as sound proof as once thought).