The California city of San Rafael has instituted a new ban against smoking residents, and although you may feel like your home is your safe haven for whatever vice, the pleasure of smoking just may cost you a little more, hit the jump for more!
Residents in San Rafael have mixed feelings when it comes to the new smoking ban placed upon tenants living within the town. The ban is reportedly the nations “strictest”, prohibiting all smoking within your house, including cigarette smoke.
“I’m not aware of any ordinance that’s stronger,” said Rebecca Woodbury, an analyst at the City Manager’s office, to ABC. “It doesn’t matter if it’s owner-occupied or renter-occupied. We didn’t want to discriminate. The distinguishing feature is the shared wall.”
“This legislation will improve the health of all Californians by reducing exposure to smoke that drifts into housing units from balconies, patios, and other units,” said the association’s president and CEO, Jane Warner.
The ban has brought in critiques from supporters to those opposing the ban, dubbing it a strain on freedom within in your home:
“This…smoking ban actually intends to punish people for what they do in their own homes,” said San Rafael resident Thomas Ruppenthal to the council. “I really feel this is tyranny.
