Proven technology helps solve the age-old problem of smoking in public housing apartments
Property Type: HUD Public Housing Apartments
Location: Gogebic County, Michigan
Size: 120 Apartment Units
Challenges
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- Maintenance costs caused by smoking odors and damages
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- Tenant dissatisfaction and regular complaints caused by neighbors smoking
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- High apartment turnover rate due to secondhand smoke
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- Difficulty gathering adequate proof of smoking
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- Inability to successfully transition tenants out of their apartments for smoking violations
Solution
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- Monitor apartments for tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke with FreshAir’s patented sensors
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- Receive immediate notification with logged scientific proof of smoking
Results
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- Deterred smoking within properties monitored by FreshAir devices
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- Reduced smoking-related property damages
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- Simplified the process to handle smoking violations
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- Received fewer tenant complaints caused by nearby tenants smoking
“With FreshAir Sensor, I know exactly when and where smoking is occurring, with evidence, which helps us avoid turnover and cleaning costs.”
Sheri Graham, Executive Director
