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HUD Issues New “Action Guide” on Smoke-Free Housing

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has encouraged the adoption of smoke-free policies for the past several years. In 2009 and 2012, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing issued Notices PIH 2009-21 and PIH 2012-25 stating HUD “strongly encourages Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to implement non-smoking policies in some or all of their public housing units.”

In September 2010, HUD’s Office of Housing issued a Notice for owners/agents of federally subsidized private housing encouraging the adoption of smoke-free policies in some or all of their properties. In 2012, HUD sent a smoke-free housing toolkit with background information and sample planning documents for implementing smoke-free policies.

Following up on these initiatives, HUD has issued a smoke-free publication entitled “Change is in the Air – An Action Guide for Establishing Smoke-Free Public Housing and Multifamily Properties.”  The purpose of the guide is to further educate owners and management agents of subsidized or market rate multifamily housing about the benefits of smoke-free policies and recommended best practices to follow for implementing smoke-free policies. 

To view the publication, click here.

Contact: Ken Harris, kharris@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8835