Please fix 2nd hand smoke health hazards for multi-unit dwelling residents

It's about protecting the health of everyone who shares walls, air, space in apartment and condo units. Besides entering through open windows, studies have shown that secondhand smoke can enter neighboring units under doorways and through wall cracks and openings for electrical wiring, light fixtures, plumbing, baseboards and ductwork. Some air cleaners may help to reduce secondhand smoke to a limited degree, but no air filtration or air purification system can completely eliminate all the harmful constituents of secondhand smoke. The U.S. Surgeon General has determined secondhand smoke to cause heart disease, lung cancer, and respiratory illness. Simply reducing secondhand smoke does not protect against the disease and death caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. The U.S. Surgeon General has stated that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke.

Everyone has a right to breathe and enjoy clean air and health in their homes. This petition is requesting that an ordinance be passed (similar to Santa Monica's) fining residents of multi-unit housing for smoking within a 25-foot radius of all doors, windows, and vents.