Ban on tenant smoking a hazy issue

The Belleville Intelligencer published an article relating to the local health unit strongly encouraging landlords to stop current tenants from smoking in their units as well as keeping new tenants who smoke from moving in.

The Smoke Free Ontario Act provides information regarding the legislation that became active in May 2006. There are provisions for tenants and landlords.

An interesting part of the article is: It prohibits smoking in the common areas of condominiums, apartment buildings, and colleges and universities residences, she said. It prohibits smoking in the common areas of condominiums, apartment buildings, and colleges and universities residences. As a tenant and a non-smoker, I firmly support no smoking in common and confined areas, especially in a building elevator, not only is that a health issue, but it becomes a fire hazard, too.