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Step 3: Work with an Outside Authority

• Contact Smokefree Housing Vermont
• Smokefree Housing Vermont can provide you with information, help you write letters, or suggest further steps to take.

• Consider contacting the following:
• Your building's owners 
• Your local community health coalition
• Your Department of Health District Office
• HUD's Multifamily Housing Complaint line at 1-800-685-8470 or www.hud.gov
• The Office of the Attorney General of Vermont at (802) 828-3171or www.atg.state.vt.us

• Share your story. 
• Contact local elected officials such as a city council or a state legislator.
• To find your list of your legislators, click here.

• Research your legal rights. 
• Read about some of your rights on the Renters Rights page. Keep in mind there is no right to smoke.
• For assistance regarding further rights as a tenant, contact Vermont Tenants, which provides free direct services to tenants including advice advocacy and referrals and we also conduct workshops for various groups on residential rental housing laws, codes and more.
• Search for an attorney at Vermont Legal Aid, an online source of legal aid information for low-income Vermont residents.