Tenant and cigarette butts

[Jonathan Perez]

Tenant has cigarette butts all over the lawn in the front. I'm house hacking the duplex, how and what are my options in dealing with this? Write her a letter of warning? Verbally tell her since she's right next door? What is the most professional way to go about this?

[Kevin L.]

I had this same problem. All I did was send a text saying it wasn't acceptable (especially because on the application they said they were non-smokers). A couple days later they had an ashtray on their porch. No problems since.