Non smoking clause in lease

[Sean Price]

What verbiage should I use when putting a non smoking clause in our lease for a rental property? I am allowed to include that right?

[Sam W.]

Sean Price

Here is what I use in Ohio:

NO SMOKING POLICY. Tenant, or Tenant’s family or guests shall not smoke within premises. This includes smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes or any other smoking device. This policy is in effect desire to mitigate (i) the irritation and known health effects of secondhand smoke; (ii) the increased maintenance, cleaning, and redecorating costs from smoking; and (iii) the increased risk of fire from smoking. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord/Agent’s adoption of a no smoking policy does not make the Landlord/Agent the guarantor of the Tenant’s health or of the smoke-free condition of the premises.