Landlord Tools

Tenant Survey

• Determine your residents’ preferences – use this sample survey as is or select the questions that will help your company decide how to move forward.

No-Smoking Lease Language

These are samples of model lease language from a variety of sources. Find the one closest to your situation and customize the language to fit your needs.

• Sample Smoking Policy Disclosure Form
• No-Smoking lease addendum template
• HUD-funded housing: Model Smokefree Housing Policy from MI – (this is a change to “House
  Rules”)
• USDA-funded housing: Guardian Management’s Oregon House Rules for Properties with Rural Development Financing
• Lease forms for purchase (these all have no-smoking language):
  • Metro Multifamily Housing Associations Forms
  • Oregon Rental Housing Association Forms
  • Stevens-Ness Law Publishing
    

Announcing the Policy to Residents

• Five Reasons We Are Adopting a No-Smoking Policy – handout for residents
• Housing Authority of Portland’s notice of revision of lease
• Guardian Management’s letter to Rural Housing residents

Signs and Stickers to Announce your Policy

• Order signs and stickers, print our models, or design your own

Enforcement & Communication Tools

• Smokefree Housing Enforcement Toolkit: It’s Easier Than You Think
• Enforcement Steps with Tips from Successful Property Managers
• Need help handling a dispute with a tenant or between tenants over smoking?

Advertising your rentals

• Make sure to include “No-Smoking” as an amenity in your listing.
• List your home or apartment with www.HousingConnections.org, a free public service site connecting people with housing across the Portland-Vancouver Metro region.