The key facts

  • Two men from Canada are raising money for legal expenses, claiming they are being evicted because of flatulence
  • The landlady, who has a chronic lung condition, began checking air quality in December 2025
  • A hearing took place at the housing tribunal on October 29; no final decision has been announced yet

Air quality sensor dispute goes to tribunal

Two friends from Canada say they may lose their housing because of excessive flatulence — as reported by Gazeta.Ru, citing NDTV. The men live on the ground floor and in the basement of a house whose owner occupies the upper floor. Until recently, everyone was satisfied with the arrangement.

How the conflict arose

In December 2025, the landlady, who has a chronic lung condition, began checking the air quality in her apartment. The sensors showed elevated levels of volatile organic compounds, and the woman decided her neighbors were to blame. For several months the men tried to deal with the problem: they checked their appliances, removed air fresheners, and monitored the readings. They asked for a specialist to be brought in, but the landlady refused to pay for an inspection. Later, the men learned that substances emitted by the human body can also affect the sensors — that is when they began to suspect that the readings were linked to their flatulence. However, they have not yet been able to prove this.

The parties' positions and the status of the case

“We are being evicted because we fart too much. This is real. We wish it were a joke,” the men wrote on a crowdfunding platform, where they are raising money for legal expenses. They themselves believe the landlady decided to get rid of them this way after disputes over tenants' rights. On October 29, the parties met at a hearing at the housing tribunal; no final decision in the case has been announced yet.