The Tobacco Free Zone is a grant-funded program housed at the Cortland County Health Department
Ask your landlord about the smoking policy before you sign a lease!
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Do you want a smoke-free home? If just one neighbor smokes, secondhand smoke will enter your apartment and your home will no longer be smoke-free. Avoid surprise. Know the smoking policy before you sign a lease.
Looking for a smoke-free apartment? Check out the local directory.
Landlords & Property Managers:
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Want to be listed on our smoke-free apartment directory? Click here.
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Looking for sample lease language, letters & enforcement tips? Click here.
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Want FREE signs for your buildings and property? Contact us.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) now requires public housing developments in the U.S. to provide a smoke-free environment for their residents. Click here to read an overview of the rule
When One Person Smokes, the Whole Building Smokes
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There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Secondhand tobacco smoke can never be isolated in one apartment or room.
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Tobacco smoke travels under doors, through air ducts and windows, and into your apartment or hallway.
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Air filters or air purifiers do not eliminate the dangers of secondhand smoke. Towels and door sweeps do not block secondhand smoke.
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Secondhand smoke is especially harmful to your children's health.
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Secondhand smoke is harmful to you, your family, and your pets
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Secondhand smoke can cause a heart attack or stroke, and is an asthma trigger.
What about thirdhand smoke?
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THIRDHAND SMOKE is the residue that sticks to clothing and furniture.
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Thirdhand smoke contains 250 chemicals and has similar effects to LEAD POISONING
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It is highly toxic to children & triggers asthma
