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Smoking Disclosure Bill Good for NYC Consumers
April 18, 2012
Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s housing and smoking policy disclosure proposal.
“Consumers have a right to know the smoking policy of the building they want to live in prior to signing a lease. The disclosure provided as a result of this bill means tenants can make better informed decisions about where they live.
The American Cancer Society receives many inquiries from residents concerned about secondhand smoke exposure in apartments. Often, nonsmoking tenants are unaware that their neighbor is smoking until that smoke seeps through the walls and snakes through the ventilation system. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, there is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure.
This bill is about giving tenants the information they need to choose the best housing situation for themselves and their families.”
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