![]() ![]() ![]() Surgeon General has determined that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke and that eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is the only way to fully protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure. Secondhand smoke cannot be controlled by ventilation, air cleaning, or the separation of smokers from nonsmokers. Secondhand smoke does not respect boundaries, seeping through light fixtures, wall electric outlets, ceiling crawl spaces, and doorways into all areas of a building with smokers. Secondhand smoke can come into your apartment in multiple ways. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mourns the passing of Terrie Hall, one of the people featured in CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) national tobacco education campaign. How Does Secondhand Smoke Enter An Apartment? Contact your local chapter of the American Lung Association (call 1-800-LUNG-USA or go to their website at ) they may be able to provide you with additional information smoking codes and/or ordinances in your area.Visit The Smoke-free Environments Law Project website that provides information on secondhand smoke in apartments and condominiums. ![]() Get advice from your local health department or other organizations in your state since there may be state or county building codes that relate to sanitary and health conditions or smoke-free ordinances that affect where you live.Get advice from a legal center since smokers may not have a right to smoke in apartments (condominiums are different) and landlords in many cases do have the power to ban smoking.Read your rental lease or condominium agreement carefully to determine whether there is a policy that may address secondhand smoke in your home. ![]()
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