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See if you can get some free legal help or advice regarding this. The next best thing is to move yourself out of hell. You have tried and can not save a sinking ship, so abandon it.
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Call the fire department next time you smell or see smoke. They don't want one fire, let alone you and the neighbors houses/apartments/LIVES at risk. May be an easier route to move. I wouldn't stay there and the landlord already broke the contract/lease by allowing the hazardous conditions to continue after becoming aware. Good luck! Just want to add, marijuana is legal in my state of IL so the police can't help ya there.
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Move.
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I think you need to try to engage the police, the township town hall officials, and if all else fails, try going to a state senator or assemblyman as often they can help. And finally seek out an attorney who will give you a free consultation. You are going to need help with this. Is there any way you can move. I am so sorry for you and what you are enduring. Also call Adult Protective Services and the Office on Aging for help. Good luck. She sounds like she is evil and has dementia. Also call the animal shelters and let them know about the poor animals who should be removed,
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Wow!Sorry you have had to endure all That! Have you tried being pretty loud yourself during her sleeptime soas to interrupt hers and help her reset her schedule a bit? Also,your could and Should call fire dept. Every time you see or smell her smoke. They will warn her or son to dehoard somewhat-fire hazard.

If adult protective services wont help(i have dealt with this in Il. Last year),call the po@ice every time they are being loud or you smell pot-if it's illegal.
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The complaint rambles a bit but this is what Rose21 says:
"After 18 months I went to my Landlord, social services and the Alzheimer's society. This was when her 50 year old cannabis smoking son came to stay, which then added another problem....The noise recorder went in and she was served a Community Protection Notice, which has already been breached, social services were trying to gain access but the son wasn't allowing her to open the door."

Many have said "Call adult protective services," but it appears that Rose already did that and it isn't helping. Rose should look over her lease, and if she thinks she's locked into it, check with any local renters advocacy group for advice on whether she can break her lease without a big hassle. I would not expect this situation to improve until the other tenant is gone. If this were my situation, I'd move ASAP.
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go thru your fire dept. explain the hording and dementia and often smoke from the kitchen window. better yet, call Fire dept when the smoke is active. fire dept can do a "well check" and if hording is the problem, I believe they can begin their own actions. good luck!
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If you see smoke, call the fire dept. if pot is illegal in your area, call the cops.  If you can move, clean up your area and TAKE PICTURES with a date on the picture so you have proof that your area was cleaned.......so you can get security deposit back.  I know it would be great if you could make as much noise as you can when she is sleeping but you don't want to stoop to that level cause she might call the cops on you.  Call your township or borough and tell them about the rats or whatever else is the issue.  Let your landlord know (and keep track of all the times you call them, the cops, fire dept, etc) that you are moving immediately.  I wish you luck.  I would be scared to death that if her place caught on fire, that yours would go up in smoke as well.
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I did think of another thing...Check your lease. Most leases indicate that the property is "habitable"
If the debris, odor (if there is any), vermin, and other problems render the property uninhabitable that alone would be enough to break your lease. But this is something that you should consult an attorney about. And if you plan on doing this I would write a letter telling the landlord of your intention to do this so it does give him/her formal warning to attempt to correct the problem. (that might mean evicting your neighbor and unfortunately during this time most places have ceased evictions for any reason.)

Again get the Health Department and Building and Zoning (may also be called Code Enforcement in some areas) involved.
((I also wonder if this is rental property does the Fire Department inspect yearly for violations? You might want to call them as well))
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