Project Updates
☑️ Data analysis of the survey results is in progress.
- Of more than 2,300 California adults who participated…
- Participants ranged from 18 to 86 years old.
- Participants lived in 366 different California cities.
- 246 participants lived in San Diego County.
☑️ We have reviewed existing disclosure requirements for lease agreements in California.
☑️ We have completed a survey of over 2,300 California adults.
- We asked about:
- Their experiences with smoking policies as a renter, homeowner, and/or landlord.
- Their opinion on requiring disclosure of thirdhand smoke in lease agreements.
- Their knowledge and attitudes towards thirdhand smoke.
- Their demographics, residence type, and smoking behaviors.
☑️ We are beginning to analyze the survey responses.
People who rent can face issues with thirdhand smoke if they do not know if previous residents smoked. In fact, renters may struggle even more than homeowners because units tend to have higher turnover of residents and more people around in neighboring units. Like with home agreements, the State of California does not require property managers to share with potential tenants if previous or neighboring tenants have smoked in rental units. The Center hopes to get this disclosure to become mandatory.
We will conduct three Rapid Response Projects to answer these questions:
1. What are stakeholders’ thoughts on second- and thirdhand smoke disclosure?
We will interview property managers, local trade groups, and City Council members.
2. What do residents think about second- and thirdhand smoke?
We will survey San Diego County residents and interview representatives for tenant/housing advocacy groups.
3. What are examples of effective disclosure policies?
We will review disclosure documents from other jurisdictions and interview people who have used it. We will work with the Public Health Law Center to develop model language for a disclosure policy.
Deliverables:
- Infographic presentations of survey and interview results
- Presentations for management and homeowners’ associations, tenant/housing advocacy groups, and trade organizations
- Educational material for renters, property managers, and other stakeholders
- Model language and implementation plans for including thirdhand smoke in Landlord’s Disclosure documents.
