• • Coalition

• • Quit Tobacco

• • Take Action

As a Property Manager or Landlord

You can play a role in eliminating a significant cause of illness in the home and a major cause of preventable death in the United States: secondhand smoke. If you are ready to protect your investment and protect the health and well-being of your residents, local resources are ready to help.

As public awareness about the hazards of secondhand smoke grows, the demand for smoke-free housing increases. 87% of Californians do not smoke. Recent statewide surveys reveal that California renters support smoke-free housing:

• 90% believe that secondhand smoke is harmful to those who inhale it.
• 82% would prefer to live in a apartment building where smoking is not allowed anywhere or where there are separate smoking and non-smoking sections.
• 69% support policy requiring apartment buildings to offer non-smoking units.

Taking into consideration these survey results, smoke-free housing is simply good business! What’s more, adopting a no-smoking rule for your properties will protect your investment by:

• Reducing damage to property.
• Spending less time and money in repairs and cleaning.
• Preventing fires.
• Avoiding liability.

The list below highlights apartment complexes and other rent housing that provides smoke-free and/or separate non-smoking and smoking sections.

Further Questions

For more information, contact Felicia Flores-Workman at 707-784-8901.

Alamo Garden Apartments 3000 Alamo Drive (707) 448-3848 Casa de Suisun Senior Apts. 322 Merganser Drive (707) 426-0841 November 2008 January 2009 Vacaville Suisun City

Market Demand: 82% of California renters prefer
to live in a non-smoking apartment complex.

Solano County
Health & Social Services
275 Beck Ave.
Fairfield, CA 94533
707.784.8900
800.287.7357
www.tobaccofreesolano.org

RESOURCES:
•.Technical Assistance Legal
..Center

• California Apartment
..Association Lease Addendum

• Tenant Survey (English)

• Tenant Survey (Spanish)

• Facts about Secondhand
..Smoke

• Landlord Guide

• How Landlords Can Prohibit
..Smoking