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Re: If you don't own the apartment,
by GEStelz

I think that it would make sense to have "smoking" and "non smoking" condos or apartments. It would obviously have to be a phased-in rule, as people aren't going to play musical apartments b/c the landlord decided to designate it as "smoking" and they're tobacco free and need to vacate it for a smoker.

People should be able to smoke in their own apartments; likewise, non smokers shouldn't be subjected to cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke is a different animal than a backyard BBQ: first of all, you grill outside, not inside; grilling is a finite occurrence and doesn't happen every 20 minutes; cigarette smoke has a way of working its way into your closet and tinging your clothes with a horrendous stench. If a new person moves in and is a smoker, I'm not, I'll be ticked if my place starts to reek. Why should I move?

Landlords and condo associations should regulate the entire building and create uniformity concerning smoking. It shouldn't be smokers and non-smokers pitted against each other, there should just be a clear policy per building so that people can make the right choices for themselves. It shouldn't be a war.

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