How do I combat cigarette odors in my new apartment?

I just got a new apartment whose former tenant was a chain smoker. Everything is gooey to the touch, and a sickly yellow throughout. I figured if I cleaned it thoroughly and used odor eliminators, I鈥檇 be fine. Today however, I just met my downstairs neighbor. She came up to introduce herself with a lit cigarette in her hand and walked right into my new place without even a second thought about it. I saw her two teenage kids in the hallway, and they are smokers too. How can I fight the inevitable smoke and odor that will waft up through the floor, halls and doors into my new apartment? I will be replacing the carpet, repainting using Kilz Odor blocking primer, and spraying everything with an industrial grade odor eliminator to take care of the residual stink left behind by the former tenant. What can I do to block the current assault from below? Thanks for answering.

Move out. Sounds like the whole place is disgusting with smoke and smokers.

Its nearly uncleanable.

The building owner needs to pay to clean it or refund your rent and deposit money and let you go.

Wow...sounds really gross. Get filters for your vents. Check some auto detailers. They have lots of great tricks to remove that nasty smell....I can't believe people still smoke indoors...!

If you don't want to move, you can get you one of those ionic breeze air filter machines, set a couple of them up throughout your apartment.

Go to home depot in ther cleaning dept. buy a can of ZEP
COMMERCIAL SMOKE ELIMINATOR come in blue spray can $4.00 it work's great!!!!!

Febreeze!!

besides washing every thing the apartment probably needs to be fogged with an encapsulate(since you have access to industrial grade order eliminator just go back to the supply house and get smoke encapsulate). Just remember to wear your respirator and fogger cold.that will block all the smoke orders in your home. easy!!!