Help!! Does anyone have any tips on how to neutralize

[ClarkstonMark]

I don't know what state you are in or the rights of the homeowner/tenant but I'd put something like that in their lease. If there are complaints about smells, remediation must take place or tenant contract is voided and tenant evicted. Once that smell gets into the woodwork, walls and carpeting you'll have to do a complete remodel to get rid of it.

it's not his tenant

 

[gogolion]

it's not his tenant

Yeah, I feel like a lot of people didn't even read the OP. It is not in HIS unit, it is coming from another unit. He's asking how to help his tenants avoid the smell coming from ANOTHER UNIT.

 

[CentrevilleLion]

I don't know what state you are in or the rights of the homeowner/tenant but I'd put something like that in their lease. If there are complaints about smells, remediation must take place or tenant contract is voided and tenant evicted. Once that smell gets into the woodwork, walls and carpeting you'll have to do a complete remodel to get rid of it.

My tenant is the one who is suffering from the people in the condo below who are cooking with curry. Our lease with her has no bearing on this issue.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

My tenant is the one who is suffering from the people in the condo below who are cooking with curry. Our lease with her has no bearing on this issue.

This isn’t going to help, but have you had any of the curry? Is it a butter curry, or vindaloo? Part of the quality of life issue in Loudoun (Ashburn less so) is that Indian families do not eat out - they’re multigenerational and cook at home. The best Indian restaurant in my area closed because they didn’t get any business. I love Indian food but can hardly get it now unless I go out of my way.

 

[CentrevilleLion]

This isn’t going to help, but have you had any of the curry? Is it a butter curry, or vindaloo? Part of the quality of life issue in Loudoun (Ashburn less so) is that Indian families do not eat out - they’re multigenerational and cook at home. The best Indian restaurant in my area closed because they didn’t get any business. I love Indian food but can hardly get it now unless I go out of my way.

I don't know how these people make their curry. I've never even met them.

 

[Overthereguy]

This isn’t going to help, but have you had any of the curry? Is it a butter curry, or vindaloo? Part of the quality of life issue in Loudoun (Ashburn less so) is that Indian families do not eat out - they’re multigenerational and cook at home. The best Indian restaurant in my area closed because they didn’t get any business. I love Indian food but can hardly get it now unless I go out of my way.

You're making me hungry! I spent a couple months in Goa and the vindaloo was amazing - tongue searingly spicy, but delicious. Although, it took weeks for the curry smell to leave my body.

 

[gogolion]

I'm a software engineer, so I work with a good number of Indian folks. So I brought up the topic at lunch yesterday. The 2 folks I was talking to said they don't have that problem in their homes (and they cook Indian food daily), but they have gone to some of their Indian friend's homes and there was a strong odor there. They said it's something about how they cook, but they didn't know how they cooked differently. I know this doesn't help the OP, but thought I'd throw it out there.

 

[CentrevilleLion]

I'm a software engineer, so I work with a good number of Indian folks. So I brought up the topic at lunch yesterday. The 2 folks I was talking to said they don't have that problem in their homes (and they cook Indian food daily), but they have gone to some of their Indian friend's homes and there was a strong odor there. They said it's something about how they cook, but they didn't know how they cooked differently. I know this doesn't help the OP, but thought I'd throw it out there.

Thank you, good to know!

 

[jabba2]

Surprisingly simple things like cleaning walls, and counters with white vinegar, spraying furniture with water/vinegar will neutralize alot of cooking odors. Letting the vinegar sit on surfaces for an hour or so before cleaning up will help alot.