Additional Resources:

The Massachusetts Smoke Free Housing Information Line:  1 (800) 830-8795

Whether you are moving to or working in the Western Mass area; find local resources at: WesternMAWorks.com 
The Daily Hampshire Gazette April 28, 2009 "Thank you for not smoking"

Boston Globe April 24, 2009 "Landlords lead push to ban smoking at home"

Boston Globe March 16, 2008 "A Secondhand Ban - Snuffing Out Puffing Neighbors"

Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (Department of Public Health)

Public Health Advocacy Institute

Surgeon General’s report released: Tuesday September 18, 2007

Massachusetts Association of Health Boards

Fair Housing Act

Smoke-free housing site from Maine

Americans for non-smokers’ rights smoke-free housing page

The December, 2007 issue of UNITS magazine, published by the National Apartment Association, has a cover/feature set of articles, which you can access, titled Clearing the Air: Industry Discusses Trend Toward Smoke-Free Housing.

Smoke-free apartment buildings are becoming the wave of the future and their numbers are increasing virtually daily. As the serious health effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), or secondhand smoke, have become better understood, the seepage of ETS into apartments and condominiums has emerged as a growing area of controversy for tenants and building owners alike. Read the full story at "http://www.tcsg.org/sfelp/apartment.htm"

The joy of smoke-free apartment buildings, January 27, 2008