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A poker player based in New York is facing legal action from his condominium’s management over allegations of habitual marijuana and tobacco use that neighbors say has disrupted their daily lives.
Chau Shing Lam, who has accumulated more than $300,000 in tournament winnings according to The Hendon Mob, lives in a $4 million unit at 368 Third Avenue in Manhattan. The Board of Managers of the building filed a complaint against him on July 17.
According to the filing, Lam allegedly smokes marijuana and tobacco almost daily at all hours, with smoke reportedly seeping into neighboring apartments and shared spaces. The complaint also references frequent loud noises, including banging and yelling, coming from his residence late at night.
The dispute has escalated due to concerns about indoor air quality. Monitoring equipment placed in a nearby unit reportedly detected repeated spikes in fine particulate matter linked to secondhand smoke exposure.
The situation has raised particular concern for an incoming resident: a 12-year-old child with a respiratory condition who is set to move into a unit adjacent to Lam’s. A pediatrician’s letter included in the court filing urges immediate steps to protect the child from secondhand smoke exposure at home.
Lam has reportedly accumulated over a dozen violations from the condo board over the past two years, resulting in more than $87,000 in penalties and a loss of certain building privileges. The management is now asking the court to compel him to pay the fines and cease the smoking behavior. Lam has recently competed in the WSOP, EPT Monte Carlo, and the Red Dragon Poker Tour in Jeju.
