Feds Ban Smoking Inside Public Housing

 

By Rich Shapiro and Greg B. Smith

If you live in public housing, get ready to snuff out those butts.

The Obama administration on Wednesday announced new regulations banning smoking in public housing. In New York, this will affect more than 400,000 tenants in 178,000 New York City Housing Authority apartments.

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro said the new rules will go into effect next year, but agencies have 18 months to implement the ban.

The use of any lit tobacco product — including cigars, cigarettes and pipes — would be prohibited in all apartments, indoor common areas, offices and outdoor areas within 25 feet of entrances. Electronic cigarettes are not banned under the new rules. 

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Source: The New York Daily News