It’s not just in kooky California. My apartment community is trying to make us sign an addendem to our lease dealing with “second hand smoke”. I asked them, “okay, are you going to get rid of the charcoal grills scattered around for our use because of global warming?”
Our management team has no sense of humor. All a bunch of lib women. And in middle Tenn! Go figure.
My lawyer is looking into it because I don’t think they have the legal authority to stop a smoker in the leased unit from smoking. Many folks go on their porch or balcony and they say that’s not allowed either.
So they are trying to make the entire property smoke-free. I bet they don’t advertise that.
I’m going to use the internet sites that review these places to rake them over the coals.
“My lawyer is looking into it because I don’t think they have the legal authority to stop a smoker in the leased unit from smoking.”
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They have had the authority in other cases,even in the case of owners being prohibited from smoking in their units.
They use the health issue as a reason.
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I have no problem with making a multi-unit residential building a no-smoking building inside and out.
But only if it starts out that way from the beginning and people know that up front when they buy/rent the unit.
Otherwise, it should take a 100% buy-in from all the condo owners to change the rules.
If a building is owned by ONE individual, the Owner should be able to make the call. It’s his/her property.