Extra rent for renting to a smoker?

[Russ O'Leary]

I have an application from a lady that other than being a smoker, I would rent to.

Does anyone know of anything that would prevent me from charging extra rent and collecting a larger deposit to protect myself from the risk that she smokes inside the home?

[Mindy Jensen]

@Russ O'Leary, when I was a smoker, I also 'didn't smoke inside' until it got super cold outside, then all bets were off. 

However, I also just bought a former smoker's house to live in personally. It REEKED. I bought this ozone machine on Amazon and ran it probably 9 times. No more smoke smell.

Read this thread, too. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52-rental-property-questions-landlording-issues/topics/773844-ohio-tenant-landlord-laws-cigarette-smoking-damage?page=1#p4546281