The Portland-Vancouver Metro Area Smokefree Housing Project was a successful collaboration of the American Lung Association in Oregon, Clackamas County Community Health, Clark County Public Health, Multnomah County Health Department and Washington County Health & Human Services. The project was active from 2006-2010 and worked to protect renters from secondhand smoke in their homes by increasing the number of smokefree rental properties in the four-county Portland-Vancouver Metro Area. In fact, there was a 29% increase in the availability of smokefree rental units in three years!
View a listing of our past Smokefree Housing Advisory Board members.
Thanks to the American Legacy Foundation, Northwest Health Foundation, Oregon Public Health Division, Community Choices 2010 and Steps to a Healthier Clark County (WA) for their financial support of this project.
Visit Us Online!
Welcome to our online Smokefree Housing resource for both landlords and tenants: www.smokefreehousingNW.com!
The website offers the following resources for landlords:
- Market research results
- Educational articles
- Signs and stickers for your properties
- Tools such as a sample tenant survey
The website offers the following resources for tenants:
- Fact sheet about secondhand smoke
- Information about renters’ rights
- Tips for how to communicate with your landlord
Order or View our Landlord “How to” Guide Online!
Landlords: Sign up your building as a smokefree property! Learn more.
Tenants: Search for smokefree rental properties in the Portland-Vancouver area here!
Are you a landlord or manager of a smokefree rental property? Are you willing to share your story with us? If so, please call: 503-718-6145 or email us.
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