Because it's so soon, I'm not worried about the fact I smelled weed in the unit despite the *ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING* in bold print on the lease.

But truthfully, I don't want to rent(throwing money away)and I don't want to own a home either(hate paying maintenance, taxes, insurance).Since I work from home on my laptop I am thinking of scouring the country for a smoking deal on a house to flip.

Some examples of habitability codes are functional toilets, functional sinks, functional smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms, weathertight windows and doors leading outside, bathrooms must have a mechanical vent or an easily opened window, a bedroom must have an easily opened window and either two electrical outlets or one electrical outlet and a light fixture and all pipes, plumbing and electrical must be per code.

Knowing there was an issue, I would not have waited for winter to set in...you could depressurize the house and do a smoke test to look for air movement around windows, doors, exterior walls, attic, inside base cabinets with plumbing running through, and everywhere else.

I dont allow smoking on my property.

It only works if you are getting it at a smoking deal.

But, she has a history of denying fault (eg: noise with guests and smoking) so I want to approach it with caution.

I suspect my tenant is smoking cigarettes in the unit below.

For smoking inside, this property will fine minimum $500.

In any event I would assume a prorated amount would be the charge vs 100%.[1] How did you do that to them, because it looks like renter damage vs (wear and tear) to tops that will last longer then 15 years, (are these cigarette burns that you sanded down to try to blend into the busy pattern)?