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TOBACCO PREVENTION

If you want to protect yourself from secondhand Talking With Management
smoke you need to stand up and defend yourself.
Tell your landlord you want a smoke free floor, or If your management company or landlord
even building. Look for smoke free buildings to doesn’t respond to your requests it’s time to get a
move into. Think your landlord won’t make the little more involved. Form a group of concerned
switch? Here’s how to make your case. residents and start having meetings. Write the
management letters explaining that you and your
First, speak their language: Money. group need a smoke-free floor or building and
A unit that’s been smoked in needs more layers of would consider moving when your lease runs out.
paint, more carpet replaced, more deodorizing, Get involved with a nonsmokers’ rights group
more appliances replaced and may still only be and ask for their support–they’ll have presenta-
able to house another smoker. tions and other materials to help change your
management’s mind.
Non-smoking units fill up faster and stay full
BEAT SECONDHAND SMOKE. T SECONDHAND SMOKE.
BEA longer. Even better for the landlord? People are free residences are a national movement with In the end, it’s your health and peace of mind that
ARM YOURSELF WITH THE FACTS.OURSELF WITH THE FACTS.
ARM Y willing to pay more money for non-smoking units several local campaigns behind them–getting are at stake. Every day you stay in a secondhand
in non-smoking buildings! their support will help fill units on the quick! tick of a deadly clock.
or third hand smoking environment is another
FACT: Secondhand smoke seeps into “Smokers” are not a protected class. According to Talk to your neighbors. Tell them about the effects
judges’ decisions it is completely legal to make
and dangers of smoking in the home and bring
FACT: every corner of a building
through lighting fixtures, cracks in walls, holes people smoke in designated smoking areas or off a petition for them to sign stating that they want The Last Recourse
through lighting fixtures, cracks in walls, holes
in caulk, around plumbing, under doors, through , around plumbing, under doors, through
in caulk the property altogether. In fact, it can be argued to live in a building without secondhand smoke! Believe it or not, there is legal precedent to pres-
heating and ventilation or through any hole. Build-
heating and ventilation or through any hole. Build that as an environmental and fire hazard, your Make sure your petition has a check box where sure management into offering smoke-free solu-
ings are full of holes.
ings are full of holes. landlord can be sued for the effects of second- they can put a mark if they feel their quality of tions for their residents. You and your residents’
hand smoke by an affected tenant! life or health has been negatively affected by group can contact a tenant law attorney and
FACT: Secondhand smoke is classified –now make it an easy choice to make your life secondhand smoke. explore your options.
Those points should get your landlord’s attention
FACT: as a carcinogen as strong as
Now it’s time to document the problem. Start
radon or asbestos. Secondhand smoke is a leading
radon or asbestos. Secondhand smoke is a leading safer and more pleasant. Show your landlord the a diary or carry a notebook and make a note Start saving your life today. Make the deci-
contributor to lung and heart disease and deadly internet and phone resources available to make whenever secondhand smoke affects you. Every sion to work toward a smoke-free tomorrow.
contributor to lung and heart disease and deadly
forms of cancer..
forms of cancer the transition easier. Everything from facts and stain, smell or other evidence of smoking can be
figures to sample lease agreements are available noted. Contact a family physician and get a letter
FACT: Secondhand smoke becomes a for download after a simple web search. Smoke explaining how secondhand smoke is hurting you
FACT: part of your home. The chemi-
cals it leaves behind inside building surfaces mix
cals it leaves behind inside building surfaces mix and your family.
with common indoor pollutants to create powerful
with common indoor pollutants to create powerful If you’re a smoker, consider how being made to
carcinogens that can affect every shower, glass of , glass of
carcinogens that can affect every shower walk to a designated smoking area is not only a
water, meal and breath., meal and breath.
water chance to socialize, but also another incentive to
quit. You already know how bad smoking is for
FACT: Asthma, sinus infections, ear you and those around you. This could be a push
in the right direction.
FACT: infections,
coughs,
chronic
emphysema, sudden infant death syndrome
emphysema, sudden infant death syndrome and and If you’re not a smoker, talk to your smoking
many more circulatory and pulmonary diseases
many more circulatory and pulmonary diseases are are neighbors. Tell them how their smoking affects
caused or aggravated by secondhand smoke. you and your kids. This conversation won’t always
caused or aggravated by secondhand smoke.
go smoothly, but doing this in a friendly manner
T Take Actionake Action will often bear fruit.
Take it Outside: Indoor Smoking Kills
Explains the dangerous effects indoor smoking has on those exposed to it and how all
people can protect themselves from secondhand smoke.
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Secondhand Thirdhand
Smoke: Your Smoke
Habit Hurts Thirdhand smoke
Others is the residue left
KILLS!
Warns that smoke after tobacco is
here’s a reason why many states have enacted
T statewide bans on smoking in enclosed public places.
It’s because indoor smoking KILLS!
Its dangerous consequences must not be overlooked.
from other people’s
Secondhand Smoke: smoked. Explains
y Is a known carcinogen.
y Causes about 42,000 adult deaths
each year.
cigarettes is a Group
y Increases the risk of children developing
asthma, pneumonia, and bronchitis. the negative health
y Finds its way through ventilation systems, under doors, and through windows.
Thirdhand Smoke:
y Is the nicotine residue left on
surfaces from tobacco smoke. concerns for adults
y Becomes more toxic with time.
y Cannot be easily removed.
y May be carcinogenic. A (most dangerous)
Smoking-Material
Residential Fires: and children and
cancer-causing agent,
y Cause over $600 million in direct property damage every year.
y Are the leading cause of civilian home fire deaths.
y Kill about 1,000 people each year.
and that smokers can way to eliminate
Other Consequences:
y Homes and apartments that have been smoked in
need more layers of paint, more carpet replaced, more
cleaning, etc. only protect others and avoid this
y Even with extensive cleaning, painting, and carpet
replacement, nicotine residue may remain.
from its harmful
y Apartment buildings that allow smoking indoors
lower profits. hazard.
have more vacancies, higher insurance rates, and
y Non-smoking tenants can bring legal action related
smoking tenants.
to secondhand smoke exposure against owners and
LANDLORD?
effects by smoking
GO SMOKE-FREE!
y Establish an explicit smoke-free policy. English PB-DA243
y Educate your residents on the change in policy.
y Adjust leases and rental terms to include
nonsmoking clauses.
outdoors. Spanish PB-DA243-SP
y As smoked-in units are vacated, hire experienced
cleaning professionals to eliminate nicotine residue.
y Enforce the smoke-free policy.
resources.
y Get support and assistance from online and local
INDOOR SMOKING IS DANGEROUS!
English PB-DA102
TAKE IT OUTSIDE!
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