Bill Would Limit Smoking by Apartment Dwellers - & allows law suits if your smoke drifts

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[chance33_98]

The bill's author says that the legislation is necessary because drifting smoke can be both a nuisance and a health hazard. "You can sue someone to force them to turn off their stereo at 2 a.m., but you can't sue someone to force them not to smoke, even though it comes into your apartment," said Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael. "There's something wrong with that."

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[Fraulein]

Ping!

[Bodacious]

Perhaps the U.S. should sue the Cal. Assembly for over production of Green House Gasses..........(mostly methane)
The LEFT coast is getting more and more dingy daily!!

[GirlShortstop]

     Assembly Bill 210 would make it illegal to smoke in any in any common area of a multifamily dwelling, including outdoors. It would also forbid use of tobacco products in any apartment not specifically designated a smoking unit.

Beyond bull$hit.    Think about this for a minute... who typically resides in apartments?  The Powers that Be are coming down awfully hard on the less affluent; penalizing them for not yet achieving the American dream.  The bullying legislators are absolutely out of control and must be stopped.

Chance, your tagline is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

[wgeorge2001]

"Critics say it's not the government's job to tell people where they can smoke, and call the measure a violation of their rights."

It's also not their right to tell people if they have to buckle up or not; or own guns or not; or pray in public schools or not; or speak the word of God without fear or not; or talk on a cellphone in their car or not; or protest in front of an abortion clinic or not; or buy car insurance or not; or ask their representives in congress to appoint conservative judges who do not change the constitution or not. Yet the liberal left continues to violate and legislate our God given rights away every day; one right at a time and some people in the left wing have not noticed how they are deceived day by day.
To all those who love liberty; vote conservative republican before the boot heel of left wing liberalism destroys all our freedoms.

[NetValue]

It is hard to believe we once took pride in how free America was.

[Fraulein]

"You can sue someone to force them to turn off their stereo at 2 a.m., but you can't sue someone to force them not to smoke, even though it comes into your apartment," said Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael. "There's something wrong with that."

Heaven forbid there's something that you can't be sued for.

[borisbob69]

Since CA seems to be the source of much of what the leftists advance and we abhor...perhaps we should pray for that predicted earthquake that will make nice beaches in Western AZ :)

[Wolfie]

Maybe cigarette smokers will have to learn the ol' pot smoker trick of stuffing a wet towel under the door.

[xzins]

Maybe we can criminalize everything that bothers anyone else. The only problem then will be who gets to be the jailers.

[FreeTally]

AB 210 would allow residents, landlords or homeowner's associations to sue tenants who allow second-hand smoke to drift beyond their apartments.

Sure, take them to court and prove damages, and you can collect. I have no problem with this. Of course, one would be hard pressed to prove any type of damage.........

[Vaduz]

OK place garlic in crock pot and set to high ,open windows and go for a weekend trip and see how they like that smell.

[FreeTally]

"You can sue someone to force them to turn off their stereo at 2 a.m., ......

No you can't, you dolt. You can call the cops and the cops will tell them to turn it off or they will be arrested for violating noise ordinances.

[VRWC_minion]

Won't be long before inconsiderate addicts are only allowed to smoke in specially designated fields miles away from any humans. If only they were considerate they would have avoided all this.

[xzins]

Garlic.....herb of the gods

[Walnut]

what next?
What the heck are they thnking of?
What next, can we do or not do in our apartments?
Watch out for the law that requires you to do things you don/t want to do!
PS who are the ones to report you if you do smoke in your apartment? And who will enforce it. will they go to your house and demand a sniff? that would be interestinng. God help us.
PS I don't even smoke and it scares me. WHATS NEXT GRILLED BURGERS/
I don't want to loose any more rights!!!!

[Walnut]

what next?
What the heck are they thnking of?
What next, can we do or not do in our apartments?
Watch out for the law that requires you to do things you don/t want to do!
PS who are the ones to report you if you do smoke in your apartment? And who will enforce it. will they go to your house and demand a sniff? that would be interestinng. God help us.
PS I don't even smoke and it scares me. WHATS NEXT GRILLED BURGERS/
I don't want to loose any more rights!!!!
I sure agree with you

[CheneyChick]

perhaps we should pray for that predicted earthquake that will make nice beaches in Western AZ :)

Perhaps you can pray for some intelligence in making better posts.

Cheers, CC in CA

[HamiltonJay]

While I don't agree with the law, as a landlord myself, honestly, I prefer not to rent to smokers just because of the inate damage they do to my property. I've painted and cleand and replaced enough smoke ruined walls and carpets in my day...