SmokeFree Housing in Erie

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Smoke-Free Housing in Erie Niagara Counties

• Annamaria Masucci
• Assistant Coordinator
• Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition

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Goals

• Create smoke-free housing in Erie and Niagara
  Counties
• Eliminate second-hand smoke exposure for tenants
• Increase landlord/manager awareness of the
  benefits of taking their properties smoke-free

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Reasons for Success

• Marketing incentive
• Reduced cost of maintenance between tenant
  turn-over
• Lessened risk of second-hand smoke exposure to
  other tenants
• Easily enforced
• Smoke-free homes website listing with Rentlinx
  feature

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Barriers

• Legal consequences
• Infringing on smokers rights
• Restrictions on HUD housing
• Current smoking tenants
• Implementation
• Enforcement

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Coalition Support

• Up to 500 towards marketing budget
• Signage placed around facility
• Acknowledgement in Coalition advertising

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Vinecroft Retirement 5945 Vinecroft
Drive Clarence Center, NY 14032
All buildings smoke-free. One large
building with 44 apartments and 18 duplex-style
patio homes.
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Woodlands Senior Housing 3979 Forest
Parkway North Tonawanda, New York 14120
Units within The Woodlands have been designated
as smoke-free. Provided for the health and
comfort of residents that desire to live in a
smoke-free environment.
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Collegiate Village 6 Affinity Lane Buffalo, NY
14215
Spacious smoke-free apartments for off-campus
living.
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Belmont Housing Resources for WNY 1195 Main
Street Buffalo, NY 14209-2196
Smoke-Free Properties Artspace Buffalo Lofts
Shawnee Landing Southwind Landing
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Next Steps

• Utilize advocates to influence other
  managers/building owners
• Collaborate with Buffalo News Apartment Finder
• Build relationships with Trade Groups

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Questions/Comments

• Thank you!