Smoke-Free Toolkits

On March 1, 2013 Lanier Hylton sent an email to Owner/Agents about the Smoke Free Housing Toolkits.  The letter that accompanied the email was from Carol Galante, Acting Assistant Secretary – Federal Housing Commissioner, Jon Gant, Director of Office of Healthy Homes and Sandra Henriquez, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public and Indian Housing.  This letter again encourages owners and managing agents to adopt smoke-free policies.

The benefits of smoke-free housing include reducing the exposure of residents to the harmful components of secondhand smoke, reducing the risk of fires, and potentially reducing the costs associated with maintenance at unit turnover.  Smoke-free policies are increasingly being adopted across the country by PHAs and owners of both assisted multifamily housing and market rate rental housing.

HUD has also posted Smoke-Free Housing Toolkits on OHHLHC’s (Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control’s) Website. These toolkits were developed by HUD and its partners – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Lung Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics – and are designed to provide information on smoke-free housing policies and suggested steps to take when implementing a smoke-free housing plan.

The smoke-free housing message is being reiterated again and again, emphasizing HUD’s desire for housing management to adopt these policies.  If you would like to learn more information about this trending topic, we offer a phone class on this subject:

Smoking – Working Toward Non-Smoking Properties: How far can you go in eliminating smoking at your site(s)? We’ll explore the resources that HUD has to offer, for both management and tenants.
Class #40   –   May 14, 2013   –   11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Class #60   –   August 13, 2013   –   11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST

Please visit our Phone Training page to see if there is a class for you!