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California bill would ban smoking in multi-unit housing

No state ever has ventured into personal bedrooms and living rooms with its smoking restrictions, but California is going even further than that by targeting owner-occupied residences as well as rental units. Specifically, the measure would prohibit lig
Sacramento (CA) Bee
added Feb 28, 2013 04:49
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[California] Condo owners win secondhand smoke case

After a five-week trial, Superior Court jurors last week awarded a family more than $15,000, finding the condo association and management failed to ensure the non-smoking family's right to the "quiet enjoyment" of their own unit.
Orange County (CA) Register
added Mar 12, 2013 17:19
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[California] Bill to ban smoking in condos, apartments defeated

-A proposal that sought to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums has failed in an Assembly committee. The bill from Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine of San Rafael was rejected Wednesday on a 5-2 vote.
AP - Associated Press
added Apr 20, 2013 17:09
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New Yorkers: No smokes, no fats, no salt? Enough already!

Reuters
added May 12, 2012 09:05
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[Oklahoma] Police: 'Explosion' at apartment complex came from e-cigarette

A hazmat unit was sent to an Oklahoma City apartment complex to investigate a report of an explosion early Tuesday. Police have determined that the explosion came from a lithium battery inside of an e-cigarette. It overheated and exploded, police said.
KOCO-TV Ch. 5
added Apr 17, 2013 14:55
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[Canada] Another win for non-smokers

The Weitzels dropped their BC Human Rights complaint against their chain-smoking neighbour after he agreed to install an expensive exhaust fan in his suite and now their strata complex has voted for a “no smoking allowed” bylaw last month.
Langley (BC) Times (ca)
added Jul 17, 2012 07:37
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[California] State law would ban smoking in some homes

Now a proposed California law, the most sweeping in the country, would ban all tobacco smoking inside any multiunit residence - apartments, condos, duplexes, townhouses. Single-family detached homes are not included as they don't share walls or ventilati
San Francisco Chronicle
added Mar 11, 2013 18:26
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[California] Bill Text: CA AB746: Bill Title: Smoking: prohibition in multifamily dwellings.

May be heard in committee March 24.
LegiScan
added Feb 28, 2013 10:36
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[Australia] Law could stub out smoking on apartment balconies

LIGHTING up a cigarette on your apartment balcony will be a thing of the past if smoking bylaws are enforced by body corporate committees across Queensland. The dangers of passive smoking prompted regulations to prohibit smokers from smoking in the workp
Sunshine Coast Daily (au)
added Jan 27, 2013 23:08
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[California] Let 'em smoke, Santa Monica

A plan to bar new renters from smoking inside their apartments and condos goes too far. The City Council should vote no.
Los Angeles Times
added Jul 23, 2012 18:10
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