Is not renting to smokers a good idea?

[Justin Reyes]

I’m in the process of buying my first rental property and I don’t want to rent to smokers. It’s a personal decision but I don’t want to it harder to rent out my property. What do yal think?

[Anna Sagatelova]

We are very careful to prohibit behaviors not people.

We can prohibit the act of smoking on the property, or at least inside.

We don't prohibit people who identify as smokers from renting with us - we just tell them they can't smoke on the premises (however we define that) and then outline what the consequences of violating that policy will be.