Property Management Division Update San Diego Housing Commission - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Property Management Division Update

San Diego Housing Commission 1122 Broadway, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92101

September 18, 2013

Photo: Pulitzer Place

San Diego Housing Commission Benefits of a Smoke-Free Policy

July 10, 2019

Candi Roberts Real Estate Division

SDHC Smoke-Free Policy

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Portfolio Information

Public Housing 8 properties 189 units Tax Credit 2 properties 170 units (1-40 unit prop double layered) Affordable 144 properties 1,876 units Total 154 properties 2,195 units Territory of 300 Square Miles 11 total office locations 50+ department staff members

www.sdhc.org

SDHC Smoke-Free Policy

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Jul-09 Dec-16 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16

Jul-11 County adopted Smoke-Free policy for their PH units Mar-12 Survey re: habits, preferences and receptiveness Apr-13 Tenant forum held May-13 Housing Commission presented to Board of Commissioners

SMOKE-FREE INITIATIVE

Jul-09 HUD Guidance Issued

Jun-12 - May-13 Ramp up efforts to go Smoke Free

Jan-12 SB332 Authorized landlords to prohibit smoking at their properties. SDHC consideration and assessment Feb-14 Implementation goes live for SDHC-owned properties Dec-10 230 PHAs had adopted Smoke-Free Policy Oct-16 HUD final ruling that all PHAs to implement a Smoke-Free policy within 18 months

DEFINITION OF SMOKING

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• Inhaling
• Exhaling
• Burning
• Carrying any lighted cigar,

cigarette, pipe, other smoking device

• Including, but not limited to

tobacco, or any other weed or plant

Photo: Community located on Calle Primera in San Ysidro

SDHC Smoke-Free Policy

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• 2nd hand smoke
• HVAC
• $476 MM in

property damage

• 23% of all home

fire deaths

Source: Nat’l Fire Protection Association

Improved Indoor Air Quality

BENEFITS

• 18,000+ residential

fires caused by smoking materials in 2012-2016, annually

• 590 deaths /1,130

injuries

Fire Mitigation

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SDHC Smoke-Free Policy

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Reduction in Turnover Costs

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Other monetary benefits

• Insurance premium reduction
• Qualified Allocation Plan awards

points for tax credits

• Reduction in staff time spent on litter

control

• Marketing appeal resulting in less

vacancies

• Administrative burden reduced
• Reasonable accommodations
• Mediation between residents

Smoke-Free Policy Sign Installation – 1.7.14 University Canyon Apartments 2052 Via Las Cumbres

178 – 190 Calle Primera San Diego, CA 92173

SDHC Smoke-Free Policy

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Soft Benefits -The Double Bottom Line

Overall health and well-being Change in community dynamic Increase in discretionary income; strengthening self-sufficiency Better environment for SDHC employees and service providers

Questions? candir@sdhc.org