Indoor Air Quality in Rental Dwellings
State Laws Addressing Radon, Mold and Secondhand Smoke
Arizona
The Smoke-free Arizona Act restricts smoking in public places and places of employment and provides for enforcement.
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The Smoke-free Arizona Act restricts smoking in public places and places of employment and provides for enforcement.
Washington’s landlord-tenant law requires disclosure of the smoking policy for multi-family buildings.
Oregon’s fire protection and landlord-tenant laws require disclosure of the smoking policy for multi-family buildings.
Maine’s landlord-tenant law requires disclosure of the smoking policy for properties used as a tenant’s primary residence.
Under Utah’s landlord-tenant law, rental agreements may prohibit or allow smoking tobacco products within the residential rental unit or on the premises. Utah Statutes §57-22-5. Utah’s state nuisance law, however, defines drifting tobacco smoke as a nuisance and sets forth the limited circumstances in which tenants may pursue a cause of action when they are harmed by drifting smoke.
Minnesota’s Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in public places and provides for enforcement by the state health agency.
Illinois law was revised in 2023 to establish certain provisions governing radon in rental housing. See 2023 Il. H.B. 2217, Pub. Act 103-0298; 420 Il. Comp. Stat. § 420, 46/26.
Environmental Law Institute
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Tobie Bernstein
Senior Attorney & Program Director