All Forum Posts by: Simon Says

Thank you everyone for the advice. My current set up has been tough because my realtor is kind of checked out and he was positive this tenant was a gem so it’s been kind of tough because he thinks I blamed him for this but all I need is advice so I can get to the next one. 
everything said here has been really thoughtful and helpful for my future contracts and for now. This community has been so much better than I ever knew. I feel as though I can go on with confidence because of all the great people here I’m totally serious. I’m a struggle teacher hoping for a way out of a 9-5. I hope one day to be on the podcast as a successful entrepreneur. If I ever do it will be because of people like you who post and help others get by. 
Next investment property will be in Pennsylvania if anyone has any leads or ideas or contacts. Not right away probably unless there’s a real good setup and lender. 

Quote from @Richard F.:

Aloha,

Depends on the actual verbiage of your Rental Agreement, but "NO Smoking" means no smoking...of cigarettes, pipes, lawful medical marijuana (they can get edibles), ditchweed, or any other tobacco products, and they would be in violation of the terms as stated. What does it say regarding remedy for violations? Probably a written notice with specific language and period of time to comply; possibly a fine if provided for in the Agreement or House Rules. Check local LL/Tenant law for options for repeated violations.

This is amazing advice. I have been using a realtor to get started and his contract but we allowed a person in with good background and credit and job and everything and she’s turning out to be extremely tough. She’s a school vice principal and smokes weed around her kid but if a spider comes by she’s calling me. She threatened to use an exterminator and not pay rent which she tried last month as well and the HOA is responsible for outside and they sprayed but she’s not cleaning the inside. She left a huge spider in its web to show me but that was the only one in the house that I saw. I sprayed and as I went through I can see there is so much junk on the floor you can’t even get to the baseboard and they never wiped or sprayed the windows themselves. My contract doesn’t get into specifics on smoking or bug issues and I’m a beginner so now I know. There’s ashes on cardboard boxes, weed smoke the last time I was there they didn’t realize I’m part owner and thought I was just a hired worker so they smoked multiple times then abs now it’s ashes and candles. The webs and spider situation is them not cleaning and every mono she finds some reasons threaten the rent and she’s been late once and every other time it was right at the last hour in the 5 day grace period. She’s using fake generic overboard friendly texts with threats and verbiage that’s not true or in contract. She answers texts when she feels like it or she calls 5 times on a Sunday night. Not a great start so far and we are stuck in a 2 year contract. 

Anyone know what to do if the tenant is smoking weed in a non smoking unit?

Can a tenant threaten to not pay rent and pay for an exterminator if she saw 2 spiders and her daughter is scared of spiders and they think they were bitten by spiders? I got the HOA to spray and she said that's not fast enough because they didn't do it in 1 day. If there are spiders all over she has not presented any evidence and she threatened to not pay rent before and she's been there 3 months it's been non stop the carpet wasn't smooth but it's brand new, the blinds were not long enough, the windows are old and missing screens. We just bought it and it's old but we put in 10 grand already into it. She's going to destroy the dishwasher and washer too I bet because they are not new and she smokes weed in the house and it's non smoking. Weed is fine around her little kid but not a spider. She just hates me.

I’m new to the game.  I have three rentals so far and my first tough tenant making threats and breaking things. I’ll have another rental to get in the next 12 months too if this goes well. 
I need help dealing with this person who has been there a few months and ruined the AC and basically blames her problems on me?