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Smoke-Free Housing in Columbus
Smoke-free apartments are cost effective for landlords and help tenants enjoy healthier living. Every year, more landlords across the country are deciding to offer smoke-free housing.
Why Smoke-Free Housing?
- It protects residents from secondhand smoke.
- Tenants want smoke-free homes.
- Secondhand smoke cannot be controlled .
- Air quality studies show that 5% to 60% of the air in apartment units comes from other units in the building.
- Being exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) is bad for your health.
It’s Legal!
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act protects non-smokers with serious breathing disabilities or smoke allergies. It is legal for apartment owners to adopt smoke-free policies and it makes good business sense, according to the National Multi-Housing Council.
Smoke-Free
Housing Options
Columbus
Public Health is excited to highlight smoke-free housing options in Columbus,
Ohio. Click here for a list of housing options that offer smoke-free living.
To post your property on the Columbus Smoke Free Apartments online directory -- contact Elizabeth DeLuca-Kontchou at [email protected]
Help for Property Managers
Columbus Public Health provides the following to public and private property managers:
- Consultations and presentations
- Sample survey for residents
- Sample survey for landlords
- Model smoke-free lease addendum to incorporate into your current lease
- Resources to help residents quit smoking
- Sample announcement letters to send to renters
- Strategies for advertising your smoke-free building
Resources
Smoke Free Housing in the News