Halachic Highlights

Question:

May a person prevent a neighbor from smoking outside their joint courtyard?

(For p’sak halachah, please ask your own rav.)

Chumash at Night

Question: There is a plumbing leak from an upper-floor apartment that is causing damage to a lower apartment. Must the owner of the upper floor pay to have the leak fixed?

Short Answer: The Rama rules that the owner of the top apartment is obligated to fix the leak where there is a lot of water seeping into the lower apartment. However, there are many other factors to consider, including any document setting forth maintenance provisions for the building.

Question: If one goes away and does not sleep in his house for one or two nights of Chanukah, must he ask a neighbor to light neiros Chanukah in his house on the nights he is away?

(For p’sak halachah, please ask your own rav.)

Neighbor vs. Relative

Question: How animated and loud should one become when learning in a beis midrash with other people?