smoke free multifamily house resource center

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Here you will find tools and resources to assist you and answer common questions.

Any further questions and comments should be sent to smokefreepublichousing@hud.gov.

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All PHAs must comply with the rule and implement smoke-free policies within 18 months of the effective date, no later than July 31, 2018. The elimination of second hand smoke that can migrate between public housing units can be an important step towards improving the health of residents as well as reducing maintenance costs for PHAs. Click here for the Smoke-Free Policy publication along with several Fact Sheets.

This Action Guide offers tips, real stories and best practices from experienced public housing administrators and owners/agents of multifamily housing. See and select topics on this one page overview. Click here to access the interactive publication.

Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing Toolkits

Click here to access Toolkit for Owners/Management Agents

Click here to access Toolkit for Residents

Help Taking Action: Guidance for Your Work:	For Public Housing	HUD Smoke-Free Housing Webinars
Getting Started Enforcement Strategies An Apartment Manager’s Guide to adopting a smoke-free building policy Other Smoke-Free Documents Presentation Template Presentation Template for Your Housing Authority/Commission Board Members Handout Template for Residents Customizable Smoke-Free Factsheet (Residents) Research to Help You Make the Case Cost Savings Associated With Prohibiting Smoking in Subsidized and Public Housing Public Health Burden for Child and Never Smokers in Public Housing Web-based Resources CDC Office of Smoking and Health Housing Resources (doc) Find HUD Offices and Housing Agencies American Lung Association's web-based training on smoke-free multi-unit housing. This training includes an "Advovate's Toolbox" with additional resources. 2015 CDC Vital Signs: Secondhand Smoke Tobacco and Behavioral Health (SAMHSA Website) CDC Media Campaign addressing Smokers with Depression Videos Podcast Print Ad Mental Health Care Professionals: Help Your Patients Quit Smoking Healthy Homes Program Resources Healthy Homes Manual - Smoke-Free Policies in Multiunit Housing Fire Safety Documents from Clark County, Washington For Residents For Landlords Smoke-Free Fire-Safe Postcard	HUD Publications Public and Indian Housing Smoke-Free Notice PIH-2012-25 Office of Housing Smoke-Free Notice 2012-22 Implementing HUD's Smoke-free Policy in Public Housing Guidebook (2017) PIH Fact Sheets HUD's 2017 Notice; HUD Guidance on Instituting and Enforcing Smoke-free Public Housing policies Sample Lease (See 2017 Guidebook) Live Smoke Free "Americans for Non-Smokers Rights, lease addendum for smoke-free units and property, includes e-cigarettes." Lease addenda in multiple languages Sample Resident Surveys Resident survey packet from Nova Southeastern University Housing	Steps to Adopt a Smoke Free Policy (March 5, 2015) Webinar (pdf) Transcript (pdf) Enforcing Smoke-Free Housing Policies Webinar (pdf) Transcript (pdf) Additional Smoke-Free Housing Webinars: Promoting Smoke-Free Policies for Public Housing, Public Health Law Center, January 28, 2013 Creating and Enforcing Smoke-free Multiunit Housing