Lighting up in apartments will be prohibited for all
Jump to full article: Port Huron (MI) Times Herald, 2008-08-13
Author: STEPHEN TAIT Times Herald
Intro: "I don't think anybody has the right to tell me what to do in my own apartment unless it is against the law," said Cornell, 66, a smoker for 50 years.
Vicksburg Halls in April last year adopted rules prohibiting smoking in its apartments, a decision approved by the Marysville Housing Commission.
Wayne Pyden, the executive director of the complex, said as of Oct. 1, any resident caught smoking in his or her apartment will be evicted. . . .
Vicksburg Halls is home to about 20 smokers, of which 17 still are allowed to smoke in their apartments, since they were residents before the new rules.
Most of those smokers are outraged by the rule.
Outside the complex Tuesday, a group of residents -- almost all smokers -- complained about the situation.
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