MAKE YOUR HOME, APARTMENT, OR CONDOMINIUM A SMOKE FREE ZONE!

This area is dedicated to helping you make your home a Smoke Free zone!

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Lights Out:  More Apartment Firms Go Smoke-Free

Illinois Passes Fire-Safe Cigarette Law

Carcinogens from Parents’ Tobacco Smoke Found in Their Babies Urine

Majority of Canadians Are Making Their Homes and Cars Smoke-free

Cadillac Housing Commission enacts no-smoking policy at Kirtland Terrace, the first public housing facility in Michigan to do so

 

Smoke-Free Apartments: Is It Time for a New Amenity in Multi-Unit Housing?

By Heidi Poppe

A recent article from the magazine of the Calif. Apartment Association. It talks about smoke-free apartments as a new amenity. It is well worth reading and sharing.
 

MI Smoke-free Apartments

Click here for a list of Smoke free apartments in the Upper Peninsula.

Where there's smoke, there can also be a smoke-free apartment.  How you can make it happen.  This website is part of a new campaign to encourage and assist landlords in Michigan in adopting smoke-free policies, and to assist tenants in seeking smoke-free policies in apartments they live in or plan to move into.

Click here to watch a video of an interview with Jim Harrington regarding the Smoke Free Initiative to educate landlords about their rights regarding a smoke free apartment building.

Assertiveness:  A radio advertisement for MI Smoke-Free Apartment Website

Smoking Helpline:  A radio advertisement for MI Smoke-Free Apartment Website

 

 

 

 

Jury finds heavy smoking to be grounds for eviction. Verdict is said to be one of first in nation

 

A Boston Housing Court jury ruled that a South Boston couple could be evicted from their rented water-view loft for heavy smoking, even though smoking was allowed in their lease.

Another article regarding this case.
 

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -- and in the Carpet and the Curtains . . .

This article by Cheryl Kenny in the March 17th Washington Post provides good
information related to the smoke-free apartments initiative.

Auburn Housing Authority Third in the Nation to go smoke-free

News release from Auburn, Maine

Secondhand Smoke - Third Leading Cause of Preventable Death

A fact sheet created by the Marquette County Health Department to inform the public of the health risks of secondhand smoke.

Take the Smoke Free home Pledge

Get a Smoke-Free Home Kit from the Environmental Protection Agency and pledge to make your home smoke free now!

Children Need Smoke Free Air

A fact sheet created by the Marquette County Health Department to inform the public of the health risks of secondhand smoke, especially to children.

The Smoker Next Door

Handling Unwanted Tobacco Smoke in Apartments and Condominiums

Secondhand Smoke in Apartments and Condominiums

A guide for owners and managers

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Apartments and Condominiums

Smoke-free environments law project

Model Policy for a Smoke Free Condominium or Apartment

Language that can be used to implement a smoke free policy

A Smoke-Free Apartment Policy Is Legal and Protects Health While Saving Money

A smoke-free apartment fact sheet for local coalitions to use in their campaigns

A Smoke-Free Condominium Policy Is Legal and Protects Health While Saving Money

A smoke-free condominium fact sheet for local coalitions to use in their campaigns