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We hear from lots of condominium owners who are being involuntarily exposed to their neighbours' second-hand smoke, and they are often surprised to learn that it is possible to prohibit smoking in the private units of their building. We didn't say easy, but possible.

Others are under the impression that no-smoking policies are illegal or discriminatory. The good news is that no-smoking policies are legal, non-discriminatory AND enforceable.

This section aims to simplify and clarify the issue by presenting information on:

• the laws that have a bearing on the problem of second-hand smoke infiltration in multi-unit dwellings in Ontario;
• a legal opinion on the prevention of smoking in multi-unit dwellings in Ontario that was commissioned by the former Ontario Tobacco-free Network, a provincial interagency network consisting of the Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and the Lung Association, with input from the Non-Smokers' Rights Association.