In New York, for smoking in an apartment and a building can now be evicted

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development requires that all public housing be non-smoking until 30 July 2018.

To meet this mandate, the Smoke-Free NYCHA Smoke-Free NYCHA New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) anti-smoking initiative is designed to create healthier homes for residents and a healthier working environment for employees by reducing their exposure to passive smoking and providing support residents and employees who smoke and want to quit the addiction writes NYC.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Passive smoking can cause asthma attacks and lead to stroke, heart attack, cancer and respiratory diseases.

Children and the elderly, nearly half of all NYCHA residents, are most likely to be affected. Banning smoking indoors and near buildings is the best way to protect people from exposure to second-hand smoke. Here is the text of the new conditions in the Russian version of the document:

To ensure that, in accordance with the Homeowner's smoking ban policy, the Resident, all family members, guests or other persons under the control of the Resident, should not smoke prohibited tobacco products in the prohibited zones, as stated in the Homeowner's smoking ban policy.

Restricted areas include, inter alia, rented premises, all internal areas of this housing complex or other Homeowner housing complexes, as well as the area within 25 feet of housing complexes; or to the property boundary, where it is less than 25 feet from the building of the housing complex. Prohibited tobacco products include, in particular, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and hookahs.

The Homeowner's acceptance of the requirements of this clause 12 (dd) does not make the Homeowner a guarantor of the Health of the Tenant or any other tenant or a guarantor of smoking-free zones. The landlord emphasizes his refusal to accept any implied or expressed guarantee that his public housing areas will have higher or improved air quality or will be free from passive smoking.

The landlord will take reasonable steps to enforce the requirements of this 12 paragraph (dd) using the incremental scale in accordance with the smoking cessation policy.

The new policy enters into force on July 30 and prohibits the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes and hookahs in common areas, in public residential buildings, in administrative offices and in open areas within 25 feet (about 8 meters) of NYCHA buildings.

An interactive map makes it possible to find by address, graphics and scale the image to see what distances from buildings are referred to.

A useful video about quitting smoking.

Useful links in the original:

• Notice of a change in the rental agreement for a New York City housing authority (Russian)
• Smoke-free policy
• Smoke-Free NYCHA Flyer in English
• Smoke-Free NYCHA: July 17th, 2018 Webinar
• Smoke-Free NYCHA: July 17th, 2018 Webinar Presentation
• Smoke-Free NYCHA Guidelines for Implementation

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