U.S. bans smoking in public housing nationwide
If the government is paying, you can’t smoke.
Click here for reuse options!Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the rule would take effect early next year, but that public housing agencies would have a year and a half to put smoke-free policies in place. The rule will affect more than 1.2 million households, the officials said, although some 200,000 homes already come under smoking bans adopted voluntarily by hundreds of public housing agencies around the country.
The nationwide ban will have its greatest impact in New York, where the New York City Housing Authority — whose 178,000 apartments and more than 400,000 residents make it the largest public housing agency in the United States, has lagged behind many of its counterparts in adopting smoke-free policies. While HUD proposed the sweeping prohibition a year ago, it had been prodding public housing authorities to adopt such policies since 2009.
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arc99 November 30th, 2016 at 19:15
I understand the principle.
Still, if someone is unfortunate enough to have to live in public housing, they have enough to worry about already. Now they will be unable to have a smoke in their own home. Something about that is just not right.
and yes, I am a smoker and a homeowner on 1/2 acre. no one is going to stop me from smoking on my property. for those of you applauding this move, people do complain about fragrances and perfume at work. one company I know of already has a voluntary policy asking people to refrain from using cologne.
when the day comes you cannot use after-shave or Chanel #5 in your own bathroom because someone down the hall who shares a ventilation duct with your apartment has allergies, don’t say you were not warned.
whatthe46 November 30th, 2016 at 19:48
when they came for Muslims…
you’re absolutely right. aside from the fact that i have no idea how they propose to enforce it. that’s like a FL law that forbid gays from engaging in sex. it’s stupid. so much for small government. want to control your uterus, what you eat, etc. fk that.
bpollen December 1st, 2016 at 04:19
I’m kinda torn (I’m a “recovering” smoker.)
I think it is a very good thing for people to stop smoking…
But I have a problem with telling people what legal activities they can engage in in their own home.
robert December 1st, 2016 at 05:42
Some apartment ownership is already making them smoke free Wisconsin has a law on the books baning smoking in all apartments
Jimmy Fleck December 1st, 2016 at 15:55
I thought the Dems wanted to stay out of what happens in your bedroom.
arc99 December 1st, 2016 at 16:43
Make no mistake, I do not like the smoking ban.
But the fact is that unlike Republicans, Democrats do want to stay out of what happens in the bedroom as long as the activity conducted in that bedroom is seen, heard, and smelled only by the people in that room.
Robert M. Snyder December 1st, 2016 at 17:14
This is what happens when too many people are packed into too little space. People’s individual rights are inversely proportional to population density. If you live on a half acre, you can walk outside and fart like a horse, and nobody will care. But if you try that on an airliner, people will rightly be offended. The more tightly people are packed together, the more their actions affect other people, and the more those other people want to restrict their freedom. If you want to help the people in public housing, find ways to help them own land. Blacks constitute 13% of the US population, but own less than one percent of the land. There are many kinds of poverty, and lack of land (or personal space) is one of them.