What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York.
My father is intentionally inflicting emotional as well as physical distress on me and my family through excessive and persistent smoking. He smokes in my parent's bedroom, the bathroom, and the kitchen. It seeps into my room and is unavoidable. He has been asked to leave by my mother (whose name is on the lease) but is hard-pressed to remain. In fact, he smokes even more now.
Second-hand smoke kills tens of thousands of people (non-smokers) every year. I am particularly susceptible given my intense asthma as a child. I still have my pump and have used it on several occasions when I find it difficult to breath. Recently, I have developed additional breathing problems.
My question is, what can I do? What do I need to prove and how, so he has to leave whether he likes it or not?
My father is intentionally inflicting emotional as well as physical distress on me and my family through excessive and persistent smoking. He smokes in my parent's bedroom, the bathroom, and the kitchen. It seeps into my room and is unavoidable. He has been asked to leave by my mother (whose name is on the lease) but is hard-pressed to remain. In fact, he smokes even more now.
Second-hand smoke kills tens of thousands of people (non-smokers) every year. I am particularly susceptible given my intense asthma as a child. I still have my pump and have used it on several occasions when I find it difficult to breath. Recently, I have developed additional breathing problems.
My question is, what can I do? What do I need to prove and how, so he has to leave whether he likes it or not?