The Philadelphia Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law prohibits smoking in all enclosed areas and within 20 feet of any entrance to buildings into which the general public is invited or routinely permitted. This includes lobbies, hallways, stairwells, and other common areas in apartment buildings, condominiums, nursing homes and other multiunit buildings.
- Let your building manager know if you observe smoking activities or smell secondhand smoke in the areas indicated above.
- Ask if additional and prominent No-Smoking signs can be posted in common areas and 20 feet from the building entrance.
Smoking Disclosure Policy requires that landlords of multi-unit housing properties (three or more units), provide renters written information regarding their building rules on smoking. As mandated by the Smoking Disclosure Policy, a landlord who enters into a new rental agreement with a prospective tenant or renews a lease for tenancy for a multiunit housing must provide to the tenant or prospective tenant, the building smoking policy. The disclosure shall state whether smoking is prohibited in all dwelling units, permitted in all dwelling units or permitted in some dwelling units. A complete version of the Smoking Disclosure Policy in Multi-Family Building can be found at
- If you are moving into a new apartment or renewing your lease, ask management about the building policy related to smoking before you decide to move in or renew your lease.
- If your find out that smoking is allowed in units, then consider looking for smoke-free apartment.