is it common for people in next suite to be able to smell strong chemical coming from nail salon next suite?

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Hello. I have been in my small business suite for last 8yrs. My next suite is nail salon. Since 8 yrs ago, there have been 4-5 ownership changes on nail salon next door. I never really noticed anything prior to this new owner who took over from previous owner last yr, but now I started smelling this rather strong chemical odor for last few months sometime after this new owner took over. My employees notice that as well. It gets worse if i turn on AC.

I don't know what to do. I don't want my neighbor business owner to get in trouble. I mean, I know how bad it must have been for them during this covid. but, it just bothers me a lot and  it kind of affect my work as well.

I'm wondering, why  i never noticed this smell  before this new owner took over? Are they using some chemical they are not supposed to use which previous owner didn't use? If you have worked in nail salon, can you give me some input as to what might be going on? Even if I need to confront them later, I want to have some knowledge I can argue about. thanks.

drip · Answer

You talk to the management of the suites.  Tell them a strong chemical odor is seeping in to  your suite. Your customers are complaining about it. Could they check out suites around you.

We had a store two down from us. When they were doing some updates the chemical smell came all the way into out store. We had an empty store space between us.  Turned out it was the glue they were using for the carpets. 
Our  customers were leaving because of the smell.  Management told them and they worked with all doors open

The nail salon may not be venting  their store properly. It could be from someone else they are doing. And it could be from another suite. 
Call who ever you rent from.

Sandy · Answer

In nail salons and in many laboratories where certain chemicals are used, there are often special "fume controllers" in place. 
Maybe the new owners aren't aware of that or aren't using them. Maybe they're using a different type of acrylic than the previous owner did. 
You'll need to speak to them about your concerns to find out what the cause is.

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