Definitions. | |
Designation of Units as Smoke Free or Smoking Optional, Disclosure to Tenants and Prospective Tenants. | |
Procedure for Designation of Residential Rental Units as Smoke Free or Smoking Optional. | |
Relationship of Health Code Article 19M to Certain Existing Law. | |
Intent, Limitations. |
Editor's Note:
For clarity and consistency, the editor has adjusted and/or corrected the designation of subdivisions of various sections within this Article.
For clarity and consistency, the editor has adjusted and/or corrected the designation of subdivisions of various sections within this Article.
(a) Multi-Unit Housing Complex. "Multi-Unit Housing Complex" means as defined in Health Code Article 19F at Section 1009.21.
(b) Smoking or To Smoke. "Smoking" or "to smoke" means and includes inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted smoking equipment for tobacco.
An owner or manager ("landlord") of a Multi-Unit Housing Complex with less than one hundred percent (100%) smoke free residential rental units shall:
(a) Designate each residential unit as either smoke free or smoking optional, using the process and timeline provided in Section 19M.3 "Procedure for Designation of Residential Units as Smoke Free or Smoking Optional."
(b) Include in residential vacancy listings the unit designation as smoke free or smoking optional.
(c) Provide a residential rental applicant with a list showing the designation of units in the building that are smoking optional, before offering a unit to that applicant.
(d) Disclose in writing to any residential rental applicant whether the landlord has designated the unit for rent as a smoke free unit or as a smoking optional unit, before entering into the new lease or rental agreement.
(e) Develop and maintain a master list for tenants that identifies the location of each smoking optional unit. Notify tenants that this master list is available upon request in the leasing office or from building management.
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