Articles and Links - what's happening regarding smoking in condos in Florida.

Articles and Links
Condos in
Florida, United States
October 21, 2014
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Daytona Beach
Ft. Lauderdale

Naples
Manatee

Palm Beach County
Statewide

Tampa Bay

Daytona Beach

12/23/12 Shut down balcony smoke The Daytona Beach News Journal I own a condo on the ocean. I love to leave my screen door open to hear the waves and smell the fresh air. However, I hate the smell of second-hand cigarette smoke drifting into my unit from others. It's unhealthy and it interferes with my enjoyment of my condo.

Ft. Lauderdale

12/16/13 Luxury Fort Lauderdale condo bans smoking inside units Sun Sentinel What they won't be able to do is smoke inside their own units.
1/16/12 What can be done to stop secondhand smoke from entering your condominium unit? Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel “What is a condominium owner’s rights when his or her unit is saturated in secondhand smoke from the unit above them and below them?

Manatee

9/23/14 Some Manatee apartment buildings, condos going smoke-free Bradenton Herald "If someone is smoking in one apartment, their neighbor is most likely inhaling secondhand smoke," said Megan Jourden, community health specialist with the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County, also known as the Manatee DOH.

Naples

3/16/14 Can condo associations ban smoking? NaplesNews.com Q. There has been a recent rise in complaints about smoking on balconies in our high-rise condo.
12/1/13 Rob Samouce: Can associations pass rules to prohibit smoking in common areas? NaplesNews.com Condominium associations ask us again and again whether they can pass a rule or regulation to prohibit smoking either in the units, on the limited common element unit lanais or on the general common elements.
7/28/12 John C. Goede: Can the board make a no-smoking rule for inside an owner's unit? NaplesNews.com Q. Our board, without a membership vote, adopted a no smoking rule that includes portions of the owner's private unit.

Palm Beach County

8/21/12 Condo chain-smoker could become a nuisance Sun Sentinel Thomas Goin of Palm Beach County is burning mad about chain-smoking next-door neighbors "Their condo unit is directly above mine and the smoke from their unit is seeping into mine,"

Statewide

8/11/14 Second Hand Smoke in Community Associations Orlando Sentinel It may also be prudent for community associations to regulate or ban smoking.
12/10/13 Is 2014 the year to quit smoking your neighbor's cigarette? Hernando Today Currently, one major focus is on multi-unit housing, i.e., apartments and condominiums, where air containing second and third hand smoke can unintentionally be shared by neighbors.
1/6/12 What can be done to stop secondhand smoke from entering your condominium unit? Sun Sentinel - Florida This question kicked off some heated discussion (pardon the pun) and resulted in an extraordinarily large number of comments both from smokers and non-smokers alike.

Tampa Bay

11/14/13 Q&A: Condo smoker, Columbus and tobacco Tampa Bay Times What can I do about a smoker in a condo below me who smokes on her patio and pollutes the air on my balcony and in my bedroom?

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