Is it illegal to collect cigarettes privately in apartment property?

Break the law. The Tobacco Monopoly Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that tobacco leaves are purchased by tobacco companies or their entrusted units in accordance with the purchase standards and prices stipulated by the state, and no other unit or individual may purchase them. Article 10 of the Tobacco Monopoly Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Tobacco leaves are purchased by tobacco companies or their entrusted units in accordance with the purchase standards stipulated by the state, and no other unit or individual may purchase them. Tobacco companies and their entrusted units shall, according to the purchase price agreed in the tobacco purchase contract, purchase all the tobacco leaves produced by tobacco growers according to the planting area agreed in the contract, and shall not lower the price, and properly handle the disputes arising from tobacco purchase.