Jump to full article: Dallas Morning News, 2008-08-15
Author: SHERYL JEAN / The Dallas Morning News
Intro: Welcome to the latest no-smoking frontier: private homes. Smoke-free housing could become as common as no-pet policies.
Nationwide, more landlords are barring tenants from lighting up to reduce neighbors' exposure to secondhand smoke, joining a long list of cities, companies and hotels that have done the same. The Smokefree Apartment House Registry features about 300 listings nationally, up from 11 when it began in 2001. . . .
California is the leader in smoke-free apartments, with 17 cities, including Santa Barbara and Sacramento, having passed policies.
In North Texas, smoke-free housing is scarce. But a handful of new apartment complexes offer smoke-free or partially smoke-free living, reflecting a budding trend. . . .
The Dakota in Dallas had no trouble filling its smoke-free, 20-unit building, said Kimberly Walker, regional property manager for owner Lincoln Property Co. The new complex has 496 apartments in 25 buildings near Northwest Highway and North Central Expressway.
No smoking is part of a bigger picture for two projects.
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