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Smokers are well known for flouting the law and believing that their ‘right‘ to smoke overrides everything else including the law. They will also say they are careful and that they would never cause a fire.
A smoking ban is all well and good but enforcement will need to be strict and penalties severe given the potential consequences.
Maybe the installation of smoke detectors at the resident’s expense for a first offence combined with a large penalty notice may mean they’ll think about breaking the law? This might even be a scenario when state government penalties are required.
Forced and immediate eviction and (if the owner) sale for a second offence would seem to be reasonable to protect the safety of other residents.
A few well publicised penalties would get the message across.