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A Detailed Summary of the New Law Requiring a Smoking Policy for New York City Residential Buildings


The New York City Administrative Code was recently amended to require owners of residential Class A rental buildings, condominium boards of managers and cooperative boards of directors to establish smoking policies for their buildings.  The new law takes effect on August 28, 2018.  Adam A. Levenson has written the following summary of the important aspects of