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[Hawaii] EDITORIAL: Restrict smoking in public housing
The Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA), the state agency overseeing the state's 85 public housing properties, has approved administrative rules now under review by Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Then the ban will be carried out, probably sometime after the e
May 9, 2013
Honolulu (HI) Star Advertiser
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May 9, 2013 17:25
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[Canada] Reason #83 to quit the tobacco habit: Smoking inside your home can lower its resale value
A recent survey of Ontario real estate agents and brokers found that smoking in the home could lower the value of your property by up to 29% - with an average house price of $369,000 in Ontario➀ this may mean a loss of up to $107,010. "Smoking has a p
May 8, 2013
Toronto News 24 (ca)
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May 8, 2013 23:31
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[Minnesota] EDITORIAL: Our View: Smoke-free policy cuts risks, costs
The St. Cloud HRA's vote to do that as of Oct. 1 puts it ahead of most of its peers, which is good. Now, as the ban takes effect, the HRA should track changes to see if they do add up to healthier residents and savings for taxpayers.
May 8, 2013
St. Cloud (MN) Times
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May 8, 2013 06:51
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[Canada] The real cost of smoking tenants
The study, sponsored by smoking-cessation drug producer Pfizer Canada, canvassed 401 real estate agents and brokers for their take on selling properties where smoking routinely took place. Some 56 per cent of those real estate professionals said buyers a
May 6, 2013
Canadian Real Estate (ca)
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May 7, 2013 07:56
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[Wisconsin] New West Salem apartment will be 100 percent smoke-free
When David Birdd started building his new apartment complex, he measured the benefits of opening a smoke-free apartment building versus cleaning up second-hand smoke. "(It's) very potent and it travels," said Birdd, general contractor of Birddseye Develo
May 6, 2013
WXOW 19 ABC (La Crescent, MN/La Crosse, WI)
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May 7, 2013 02:07
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[Hawaii] Smoking ban near at public housing ($$)
Tenants caught smoking three times or more in apartments or common areas at any of the state's 85 public housing properties could be evicted under a tough new smoking ban effective this month. While each project will have at least one designated smoking
May 6, 2013
Honolulu (HI) Star Advertiser
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May 6, 2013 14:34
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[Minnesota] LETTER: Apartments go smoke-free
Please join me in congratulating the residents, management and staff of Garden Court Apartments in joining the smoke-free housing movement in southwest/south-central Minnesota. We will host a reception from 2-3 p.m. May 15 at Garden Court Apartments to c
May 6, 2013
Fairmont (MN) Sentinel
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May 6, 2013 13:34
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[New York] Mold, Come Out With Your Hands Up
Bill Sothern, an expert at detecting residential mold ... To resolve complaints about secondhand smoke, Mr. Sothern said, the simplest and cheapest solution is to install an exhaust fan in the smoker’s apartment. The alternative is to retrofit a buildi
May 5, 2013
New York Times
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May 5, 2013 16:17
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[California] LETTER: All Indoor Smoking in Shared Housing Should Be Banned in Berkeley
the goal of ensuring clean, healthy air for everyone, even low-income people, in their own homes is getting shipwrecked for the second time in two years by the same dubious concern. The rent board, perhaps out of concern about looking unfriendly to landl
May 3, 2013
Berkeley (CA) Daily Planet
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May 4, 2013 14:00
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[Canada] Smoking material identified as cause of $2-million condo fire
Fire officials have determined the cause of a blaze that caused between $1.5 million and $2 million in damage to a Saskatoon condo early Thursday. Investigators said Friday that the blaze that swept through at 1121 McKercher Dr. was caused by careless di
May 2, 2013
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
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May 4, 2013 11:40