Articles and Links - what's happening regarding smoking in Condominiums in Statewide, California.

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Secondhand smoke in Condominiums in
Statewide, California United States
December 5, 2013
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10/16/14 Research paper A qualitative evaluation of 40 voluntary, smoke-free, multiunit, housing policy campaigns in California tobaccocontrol.bmj.com Background :Although it is legal for multiunit housing (MUH) property owners in all 50 states to prohibit smoking on their premises, including in individual units, MUH constitutes a relatively new setting to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke via voluntary smoke-free policy.
5/17/13 Smoke Gets in Your Rights TownHall.com California Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, has introduced a bill to make it illegal for people to smoke in their own homes -- if they live in an apartment or a condo or a multifamily home.
4/26/13 State lawmakers consider banning smoking inside people's homes BakersfieldNow.com The rationale behind the bill is that when a neighbor lights up, everyone in the building lights up through secondhand smoke, including children.
4/18/13 California lawmakers kill bill to ban smoking inside homes Sacramento Bee A bill to bar millions of Californians from smoking inside their own homes was rejected Wednesday by an Assembly committee.
4/17/13 Bill to ban smoking in condos, apartments defeated Contra Costa Times A proposal that sought to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums has failed in an Assembly committee.
4/17/13 Bill to bar apartment smoking goes down in flames at Capitol SacBee.com Legislation to bar millions of Californians from smoking inside their own homes was rejected today by an Assembly committee.
4/12/13 MAKING APARTMENTS AND CONDOS SMOKE-FREE UT San Diego Drifting secondhand smoke poses health concerns for even the healthiest residents, but can you imagine the effects on a child with asthma, or a senior with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
3/29/13 Should Calif. regulate smoking in homes? UT San Diego A state bill proposes a ban on smoking tobacco inside condos, duplexes and apartment units occupied by either renters or owners.
3/25/13 Is It Time to Ban Smoking in Marin's Apartments and Condos? San Rafael Patch "In apartments or condominiums, whenever a neighbor lights up, everyone in the building smokes with them," says Levine.
Santa Monica City Council Opposes Bill To Criminalize Smoking Indoors Santa Monica Mirror However, when a freshman assemblyman recently introduced a bill to potentially allow landlords to evict a tenant for smoking in a multi-unit property, the Santa Monica council cried foul.
3/23/13 Marin Assemblyman Levine draws attention with bill cracking down on smoking in multi-family housing Marin Independent Journal LEGISLATION THAT would ban smoking in California apartment, condominium and townhouse complexes has garnered freshman Assemblyman Marc Levine plenty of attention, most positive; but not all.
3/14/13 A Guide to California's Proposed Ban on Smoking in Apartments KQED Radio You’re sitting in the great new condo you just bought. And suddenly you catch a whiff of cigarettes coming from next door.
3/11/13 Broad smoking ban sought in housing San Francisco Gate People living in townhouses, condominiums and other attached units would be prohibited from smoking indoors under a ban proposed by a state lawmaker - the most sweeping antismoking legislative proposal in the country.
2/28/13 California bill would ban smoking in multi-unit housing Sacramento Bee Specifically, the measure would prohibit lighting up a cigarette, cigar or pipe in condominiums, duplexes and apartment units.
10/18/12
New Laws Ban Smoking at Home
ConsumerAffairs.com The primary reason for the new law is that second-hand smoke easily travels through vents, air ducts and hallways of apartment buildings and condominiums, thus potentially affecting other families and households in the complex.
7/8/12 Landlords can ban smoking — but not by just posting a sign Los Angeles Times A landlord can choose to allow smoking in common areas or individual units, but can also choose not to allow it.
3/24/12 Now you can't light up in your OWN home: One city plans to ban smoking in all apartment buildings Daily Mail (UK) Smokers are already resigned to going outside to enjoy a smoke when out to restaurants or at the office but residents in one Californian city soon may not even be able to light up inside their own homes.
11/2011 Local Smokefree Housing Policies This is a list of ordinances passed in cities and counties in California requiring some or all apartments and condos to be smoke-free.

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