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Adopting a Smoke-Free Apartment Policy:
A Three Part Series for Managers

Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy:
Owner-Occupied Properties

Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy:
Information for Owner-Occupied Common Interest Communities (CICs)

Residents and association boards of condominiums, co-operatives, townhomes, and other owner-occupied communities often go through similar steps when adopting a smoke-free policy as their counterparts in rental properties. However, there are also many key differences to adopting a smoke-free policy in an owner-occupied property. Live Smoke Free has designed these materials to meet the needs of residents, boards, and community managers as they discuss the adoption of a smoke-free policy.

This information can also be received as hard copy pages and booklets that Live Smoke Free has available. If you would like to receive a folder and its contents, please contact Live Smoke Free.

If you are looking for information on adopting a policy for a rental property, please visit our apartment properties page.

Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy in Condominiums and Townhomes

This is a first look to understand the benefits and steps to adopting a smoke-free policy. The materials and information can be shared with all residents, board members, and community managers or attorneys. Since owner-occupied communities have differing rules and regulations according to their by-laws, Live Smoke Free can provide consultations to customize the process.

The materials below will help you understand the benefits of adopting a policy and will give you tools to adopt the policy for your community.

• Introduction letter (pdf)
  
  
• About Live Smoke Free (pdf)
  
  
• 8-page booklet "Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy: A Guide for Minnesota Homeowners' Associations" (pdf)
  
  
• Testimonial from Smoke-Free Condominium (contact us if you would like information on other properties) (pdf)
  
  
• Sample survey to give to residents to assess the desire for a smoke-free policy (pdf) (Word document)
  
  
• Fact sheets on research conducted in Minnesota:
  • Results of a Survey of Minnesota CIC Property Managers (pdf)
  • Results of a Survey of Minnesota Owner-Occupants (pdf)
  • Research Regarding the Legalities of Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy (pdf)
    
    
• Fact sheet on the dangers of smoking-related fires in owner-occupied properties (pdf)
  
  
• "Legal Options for Condominium Owners Exposed to Secondhand Smoke" Legal Synopsis (pdf)
  
  
• "Creating a Secondhand Smoke Policy in Your CIC" Article Written by Warren Ortland, JD for CIC Midwest Trade Journal (pdf)
  
  
• "Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Revisited" Article by Richard Siegler and Eva Talel for the New York Law Journal (pdf)
  
  
• Model Smoke-Free Policy for a Homeowners' Association (pdf)
  
  
• "Secondhand Smoke: What it Means to You" Summary of the 2006 Surgeon General's Report (pdf)
  
  
• Sample Letter from Resident to Association Board Regarding Secondhand Smoke Exposure (pdf)
  
  
• Sample Letter from Resident's Physician to Association Board Regarding Secondhand Smoke Exposure (pdf)