Multi-Unit Housing

Many multi-unit housing residents are exposed to secondhand smoke, and many are from vulnerable populations, including young children, people with disabilities and the elderly.  Work on multi-unit housing is critical to reducing tobacco-related disparities.  The information below will help you promote the adoption of no-smoking rules in multi-unit residential housing.

The primary site for LANDLORD information and tools is http://www.smokefreehousinginfo.com/

Information for RENTERS and the public is available at http://www.smokefreeoregon.com/smokefree-places/housing/

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) “Instituting Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule” is now effective. The use of all lit tobacco products and hookahs (or water pipes) inside all units, common areas, Public Housing Authority (PHA) administrative offices, and in all areas within 25 feet of building is prohibited. Get information about smoke-free multifamily housing from HUD (pdf). 

General Information

• American Lung Association-Smoke Free Multi-Unit Housing, Bringing Healthy Air Home
• CDC: Smoke free policies in Multiunit Housing
• How to Get Started in Smoke-free Housing:  A Guide for Public Health Advocates 
• The Benefits of No-Smoking Policies in Affordable Housing
• A Landlord's Guide to No Smoking Policies
• Oregon Smoke-free Housing -- A Spectrum of Potential Activities for TPEP Programs - revised 08/12 
• Who's Who in the Housing World - by Fair Housing Council of Oregon 
• What's What - Housing Industry Glossary - by Live Smoke-Free MN 
• How to Understand the Housing World - by American Lung Association in CA
• Comparison of Smoke-free Policy Factors - Private Market Rate vs. Publically Subsidized - by Public Health Law Center MN 
•  Making the Business Case for Prevention: Smoke-free Multiunit Housing - Boston, MA
• Marijuana in Multi-Unit Residential Settings (Public Health Law Center, 2019)
  

Tools for Tribal Housing

• "The Benefits of No-Smoking Policies in Tribal Housing"  - with quotes and information from tribal housing leaders in the Pacific Northwest.
• Tribal Smoke-free Housing Webinar - featuring stories from three tribal housing authorities in the Pacific Northwest who have successfully implemented no-smoking policies.
• NWIHA Member Survey  - Summary of Northwest Indian Housing Association member survey on smoking policies.