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Smoke-Free Housing: Resources
Smoke-Free Housing: Resources
Our resource directory makes it easy to find fact sheets, guides, and sample documents that will help with implementing and enforcing smoke-free housing policies. These documents are also listed elsewhere on this website, but we have assembled them here for your convenience.
Fact Sheets
- Going Smoke-Free Matters in Your Home
(infographic)
- Going Smoke-Free Matters Multiunit Housing
(infographic)
- Benefits of Smoke-Free Buildings
(fact sheet)
Model Smoke-Free Policies
- Model Smoke-Free Lease Addendum – Gold Level
- Model House Rules Policy - Gold Level
- Model Smoke-Free Lease Addendum – Silver Level
- Model House Rules Policy - Silver Level
- Model Smoke-Free Common Interest Community Policy
- Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing - National Model Ordinance
Resident Engagement
Comprehensive Guides for Going Smoke-Free
- Smoke-Free Housing: A Toolkit for Owners/Management Agents of Federally Assisted Public and Multi-family Housing
- An Apartment Manager’s Guide to Adopting a Smoke-Free Building Policy in the United States
- Making Affordable Housing Smoke-Free: First Steps
Implementation Resources
- Sample Timeline for Implementation (to come)
- Sample Letter to Notify Residents of Smoke-Free Policy
- Sample Smoke-Free Signage (available in two sizes: 8.5"x11"
and 12"x18"
)
Enforcement Resources
- Enforcing a Smoke-Free Policy in Public Housing
- Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Equitable Enforcement Strategies
- Enforcing a Smoke-Free Policy in an Apartment Building
- Sample Smoke-Free Signage (available in two sizes: 8.5"x11"
and 12"x18"
)
Sample Letters from Residents, Property Managers, and Fire Departments
Residents
- Sample Letter to Request Reasonable Accommodation
(for residents to request reasonable accommodation[s] for a disability)
- Notice of Smoking Incident form
(for residents to report a smoking violation to management)
- Sample Letter to Property Management (No Smoke-Free Policy)
(for residents to encourage adoption of a smoke-free policy)
- Sample Letter to Property Management (Unenforced Smoke-Free Policy)
(for residents to encourage enforcement of an existing, but unenforced, smoke-free policy)
- Sample Letter from Resident's Health Care Provider to Property Management
(for providers to express concern about the effects of secondhand smoke on their patient)
Property Managers
- Sample Letter from Management to Notify Residents of Adoption of a Smoke-Free Policy
(when the policy is first adopted)
- Notice of Concern form
(for management to notify a resident of a possible violation)
- Notice of Smoking Infraction form
(for management to notify a resident of a violation)
Fire Departments
- Sample letter from the fire department to property manager
- Sample letter from fire department to property manager after a fire at their building
- Sample letter from fire department to property manager after a fire at a building in their neighborhood
Policy/Legal Resources
- Regulating Smoking in Multi-Unit Housing
- Creating Smoke-Free Affordable Housing
- Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing: Frequently Asked Questions from Tenants
- Smoke-Free Public Housing: Reasonable Accommodations
- Smoke-Free Tribal Housing Policies
- Your Family Deserves a Smoke-Free Home: Facilitating Adoption of a Smoke-Free Housing Policy for a Tribal Housing Authority — An Implementation Guide
- Secondhand Smoke in Condominiums: Legal Options for Owners
- Options for Condominium Owners Suffering from Drifting Secondhand Smoke
- Marijuana in Multi-Unit Residential Settings
- There is No Constitutional Right to Smoke or Toke
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program and Smoke-Free Policies in Michigan
- Disclosure of Smoking Policies in Multi-Unit Housing
Resident Education
- Going Smoke-Free Matters in Multi-Unit Housing
- CDC Smoke-Free Building Cessation Flyer
7-inch x 10-inch Printable Posters from CDC Tips from Former Smokers Campaign
- A Tip from Jessica
- A Tip from Ethan
- A Tip from Geri
- A Tip from Beatrice
- A Tip from Brian
- A Tip from Jamason
Please Note: MDHHS provides the resources here for informational purposes only. MDHHS has not vetted and does not necessarily endorse all of the information contained in the resources published by other organizations. If you have questions regarding your rights and responsibilities under the law, you should consult an attorney.