recently announced a new rule requiring all public housing to adopt a 100 percent indoor smoke-free policy by midyear 2018. Fortunately, our own Minneapolis Public Housing Authority adopted a ...

Currently there are about 1.2 million public housing units across the country. More than 228,000 of those units are already smoke-free. If finalized, the proposed rule would expand the ban to more ...

A paper, "Evaluation of Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy and Health Outcomes Among Adults Over the Age of 50 in Low-Income, Public Housing in New York City, 2015-2022," published in ...

It would require public housing complexes to make 50 percent of apartments smoke-free within five years. Supporters say the bill protects nonsmokers; opponents say it's an invasion of privacy.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Some days, the smell of cigarette and marijuana smoke is so strong in ...

Tasha Fontaine has repeatedly urged her 19-year-old son to quit smoking in apartments they’ve shared in Chicago and Melrose Park, but the mother’s warnings were never enough to stop him from ...

HUD public affairs specialist Charles McNally, of the New York office, said he's not surprised that the Housing Authority of Bergen County is considering going smoke-free despite not being required.

“Everyone has the right to breathe clean, smoke-free air,” Park said in a news release. “We applaud the Carlsbad City Council for protecting residents who live in most multi-unit homes from ...

A smoke-free multi-unit housing policy should be implemented as soon as fall by the Hayward City Council. The policy would ban smoking in multi-unit housing such as apartments, condos, duplexes ...

Last year, Jim Armstrong, a policy analyst for the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, predicted that evictions for smoking violations would likely start around now. Smoke-free ...