Getting the STANK OUT of a Rental Property

[John C.]

Hello Everyone,

I recently evicted a tenant that regularly let pet dog poop inside the apartment EVERYWHERE. When we were clearing out her apartment in front of the sheriff, there was literally dried dog poop every foot or two.

We have cleared out the apartment, but there's still a slight poop smell existing. I have ceramic tile floors throughout the apartment, regular white latex-painted walls, and drop ceiling tiles on the ceiling. I've cleaned the ceramic tile floors twice - once with bleach and once with vinegar solution, but the smell is still there. 

Has anyone dealt with smells before (smoke, feces, etc)? Any suggestions, guys?

[Kevin Smith]

If you have carpet pull up and paint sub floor with Kilz oil base. wash down everything if you have not sealed your baseboard and other trim by caulking the edge, do so this keeps hair from getting between trim and walls.  everyday you can open the windows.
In one unit I could not get rid of dog smell and was putting down new kitchen floor when I moved refrigerator for the third time and found a big tuff of dog hair, once I took care of that the smell went away.

After that we went pet free.