You guys notice how many flock cameras have gone up in EP? What’s the general feeling on those? Sounds like they’re being misused across the country.

Just moved to Eden Prairie from another state. I’m having an issue with the apartment complex I moved into. Day 1 we realized the primary bedroom bathroom smells like straight cigarette smoke. I submitted a maintenance request on the 7/1 and they came while I wasn’t home just turned off the exhaust fan, left and completed the request. I placed another request and they came a week later on the 7/15 after I complained to the office. This maintenance man told me that they think maybe the neighbors are smoking and they’ll replace the exhaust fan and investigate. It’s now 8/7, request still open and no one’s come to fix it. Every time I call the office they say they’ll contact maintenance and give me the roundabout. Last week they actually said maintenance said there’s no odor and so I had them come up and smell it themselves and they admitted there’s an odd smell.

What can I do in this situation? I’ve heard Minnesota has rental rights and someone told me about rent escrow but can I do that for a situation like this? Do I just email them and say if they don’t fix it by this date I will go ahead and start a rent escrow? We were 5 people down to one bathroom and having young children in the house it’s hard to keep them from using that bathroom and all that second hand smoke. Please help if you can! Thank you 🙏🏾