Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Watford Retirement Block Warns Residents Over Vaping and Illegal Drugs

Management says it is enforcing smoke-free communal areas under the 2006 Health Act.

Overview

  • Homemanor House circulated a letter on September 23 reminding tenants that corridors, lifts, stairwells and other shared areas are smoke-free.
  • The notice stated that e‑cigarettes and vaping devices are prohibited in communal spaces.
  • It warned that if illegal substances are found anywhere in the building, action will be taken.
  • Kingsdale Group Limited said any illegal drug smoking would be treated as a police matter and reported.
  • Residents described the message as a first-of-its-kind response to cannabis-odor complaints and said there has been no follow-up from management.