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Suffolk County To Attempt To Ban Smoking In Private Homes - Is one suburban county going too far

Posted: Feb 21st, 2020 - 4:41 am

trying to legislate what residents can and cannot do in the privacy of their own homes?

Hoping to be the most progressive county in the state, Suffolk County is proposing a law that would snuff out secondhand smoke in apartment complexes, condominiums, and multi-family dwellings, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Wednesday.

Smoking is already banned in many public places, and near schools and office buildings, but there are no smoke-free laws for apartment buildings, condos, and two-family homes.

“Let me be clear, any legislation that there is a vote required that would have an impact on preventing the public or innocent people who have made a choice not to smoke, from being exposed to smoke, I will support that legislation,” Suffolk Legislator Dr. William Spencer said.

Spencer, who is also a medical doctor, said secondhand smoke can permeate through cracks in walls, electrical lines, plumbing, and ventilation systems.

Statistics show more than 3,000 non-smokers in New York die each year from heart disease and lung cancer caused by secondhand smoke.

There are two proposed laws to reduce secondhand smoke in Suffolk County.

Legislator Sam Gonzalez is sponsoring the bill banning all smoking in apartments, condos, and multi-family homes.

When asked if the proposed legislation is going to far, Gonzalez said, “It’s not going too far. We’re heading in that direction anyway. We can’t smoke in restaurants. We can’t smoke in buildings. We can’t smoke inside the theaters. There are parks, there are beaches that you can’t smoke in. We are headed there.”

The proposed legislation has Suffolk residents buzzing.

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Suffolk County To Attempt To Ban Smoking In Private Homes - Is one suburban county going too far (Views: 517, 2020-02-21, 4:41 am)
- Regardless of your smoking views, this should make your - blood boil: "When I get push-back (Views: 339, 2020-02-21, 4:46 am)
  - Apartments - are (Views: 326, 2020-02-21, 6:13 am)
    - Apartments are not "your home." Well then, this is going - to set up a whole new can of (Views: 357, 2020-02-21, 6:16 am)
      - A few years ago, the ACLU sued someone over this - smoking issue. They sued in favor (Views: 282, 2020-02-21, 12:12 pm)
    - My son has asthma. I hate smoking, but I'm not okay - with this. Why stop at smoking? (Views: 328, 2020-02-21, 6:49 am)
      - I think an apartment complex has the - right to ban smoking (Views: 250, 2020-02-21, 8:12 am)
        It's not the apartment complex, it's the city counsel - that's mandating it. If it was the (Views: 290, 2020-02-21, 10:24 am)
        Isn't there someone here who always says something - about reading comprehension? (Views: 382, 2020-02-21, 10:27 am)
        Legislator Sam Gonzalez is sponsoring the bill banning - smoking, NOT the property owners. (Views: 284, 2020-02-21, 10:52 am)
  - If they’re banning indoor smoking, they might as well - toss in scented candles and perfume. (Views: 321, 2020-02-21, 6:35 am)
    - I'm a landlord and won't rent to smokers - Old Anon. SM (Views: 259, 2020-02-21, 7:52 am)
      - You have the absolute right to do that - in your buildings. (Views: 266, 2020-02-21, 8:20 am)
        Small house, small yard... - Old Anon. SM (Views: 253, 2020-02-21, 9:48 am)
        You own the land/building; not the air. - "Cloud of smoke?" Dramatic much? (Views: 233, 2020-02-24, 10:06 am)
      - I don't blame you, but this is not the owners, it's the - city doing it. (Views: 261, 2020-02-21, 10:25 am)
  - Our city council banned the local BBQ from their - pit smoking ribs outside. (Views: 217, 2020-02-21, 10:57 am)
  - Capitalism advances private property. Originally in the - Declaration it was life, liberty and the (Views: 242, 2020-02-21, 11:38 am)
- How long before they ban it in homes that are "too - close to each other..." (Views: 330, 2020-02-21, 6:18 am)
- In Huntington, CA they have appointed "undocumented - immigrants" to boards that make (Views: 308, 2020-02-21, 6:32 am)
  - Even - God (Views: 256, 2020-02-21, 7:34 am)
  - What's that got to do with banning - smoking. NM. (Views: 256, 2020-02-21, 7:54 am)
    - It's about city counsels mandating things and how they - can get out of hand. (Views: 340, 2020-02-21, 10:26 am)
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    - I knew exactly what she meant. - nm (Views: 219, 2020-02-21, 10:40 am)
  - That's correct. They've already said landlords have to - rent to undocumented aliens PLUS (Views: 273, 2020-02-21, 11:16 am)
- This entire mess began when - private property/business owners (Views: 365, 2020-02-21, 10:52 am)