Can a Co-op Board Legally Institute a Smoking Ban? (NY)

/ Owner - May 26, 2014

Arthur Weinstein, an attorney in private practice who has successfully enacted smoking bans in New York, says that many co-ops already have restrictions in their proprietary leases against noxious odors and/or disturbing neighbors. That — combined with recent court cases that say second-hand smoke is a violation of the warranty of habitability — gives boards the right to prohibit smoking in a building.     Read more………

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