Harb  this is far more common than one would know.. 60k in Indy is right on the cusp of being hoody and not.. and since she bought 8 properties this is a perfect body of work as an example.

Hi guys-I rented out a 400 sq feet studio apartment about a month ago, and today my tenant says there's a musty smell in the studio, likely indicating the presence of mold.

No body....including the landlord..... had any idea it was going to take 16 days for it to happen.

When I was transitioning out of the Army last year, I spent a few months in a month-to-month lease in an apartment with bugs and that smelled like wet dog and smoke. 

I would stick w/ the van, keep it clean, make it smell good and you'll be alright

I've used a public adjuster,, usually after I've gotten a claim that was either missing cost factors or just didn't pass the smell test.. you'll probably be ahead in this instance. 

Japan economy cratered they were no longer paying premium for our logs Menasha stopped front on the logs and I had to go get a real job.. that's when I stepped back into court house steps  developing subdivisions in town and ultimately a HML company.. but nothing beats being out in the woods smelling those fresh logs .. watching that truck drive off with 10k of logs you know is going to turn into cash in 3 days.. :)  oh I swell up thinking about it.So for all those kids out there in their early 30s late 20's especially if you have 100 or 200k in a roth.. man I would be buying a timber tract and when your my age early 6o's it will come into production value will be in the millions and it will be all tax FREE.... but maybe I need to do a pod cast on that subject... but its not rental houses so I doubt many will do it.I did have one bp member buy me lunch last fall who hit a nice one up in WA his logs paid for his dirt and he made a BIG hit.. you would need to own 20 rentals for 10 years plus to make what he did on that one job.. all in less than a years time.

We are doing everything we can to our half to rid of the smoke from the previous tenant (wiping walls with STP, priming with kilz, etc.) but the smell is still awful.

I'm not saying your are legally liable for anything, but I'm sure you don't want to have to be doing some dead body cleanup in your personal residence.

The house reeks from smoke smell and there is soot damage on all of the furniture and ash lightly dusting the whole section of the home.