Best Way To Eliminate Smoker Tenant

[Chris G.]

There's a 4b 4b unit we rent to mainly students we rent it by the bedroom. One of the tenants starting smoking cigarettes, not in the unit but I guess the smell of him just gets left over everything in the unit. He's been in there 6 months and never smelled like that but the past month it smells awful when you walk in. Honestly I'm surprised the other 3 tenants haven't complained or mentioned anything to me. I was thinking to give notice to cure letter but not sure if that's worth it because 1. I doubt he can stop smoking in a week or smelling like that 2. I doubt he can fix the unit smelling like that in a week. I figure the only way to solve this would be to evict him or give him the option to break his lease and leave. The bedroom he's in has new carpet and was freshly painted so I'm assuming those would have to be replaced and possibly some items around the unit. Does anyone have tips for the best way to get rid of the smell without having to replace everything since his deposit won't cover that. 

[Chad Lyman]

I don't think it's that extreme. Like the previous comment suggests, Once he leaves the oder will too. Id suggest to make him aware of the situation and give him a chance to fix it before you evict someone because they smell bad, especially if the other tenants haven't complained  about it. Then again its your property so do what you feel is fit but I will say, I respect smoking outside more then vaping your strawberry apple vape inside which I'm sure most of your tenants do given they are mostly students.