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Jacob R. Crosby Tenant Seems to Have Moved Someone In, Now We Smell Cig. Smoke
10 January 2019 | 9 replies
We see the Car there everyday and night and the new person brought me last months rent.On top of that we are now smelling Cigarette smoke through the walls since they ”moved in.”What should I do?
Richard Lovering tenant eviction as part of a deal?
15 January 2019 | 15 replies
We've come up with some alternative solutions like they clean out all their personal items from the basement and garage in a short time period as well as stop smoking inside (heavy heavy smokers).
Matt Watson Transitioning from Section 8
25 April 2019 | 17 replies
If the units are reasonably clean and in good condition and there aren't piles of stuff/junk everywhere and the place doesn't smell like mold, weed or cigarettes its a good sign.  
Jim Peckey Update: closing on our first duplex
28 April 2019 | 2 replies
In the upper unit, the tenant has lived there for a number of years and smokes inside the unit - it's definitely going to need some work to address the cigarette smoke/tar build up. 
Michael M. Difficult renting out townhouse in the winter
18 January 2017 | 11 replies
A few of the units around me dropped their prices, but even then they wound up renting to people that I rejected due to any number of reasons, so the season has definitely thinned the pool of good prospects.My units show well and are all updated, but I have fairly high criteria (650+ credit, non smoker, 3x rent) so it may also be a factor.
Ceasar Blackman Home Security for Rental ??
23 November 2015 | 11 replies
In Calif with a licensed MFU 5+, the fire marshal requires working CO+Smoke detectors and annually replaced extinguishers.In 2013 a cigarette lit the couch on fire and we suffered $95k damages. 
Shannon Sadik Would you take a smoker who promises to quit?
10 October 2015 | 44 replies
As long as you are not furnishing the rental, cigarette smoke remediation is not hard to get rid of.  
Account Closed Cigarette Smoke remediation
11 October 2015 | 6 replies
Looking to get a place rent ready but was previously lived in by a heavy smoker
Account Closed Tenant Smoking with Oxygen?
29 March 2015 | 10 replies
There's really no greater risk of a fire with a normal indoor smoker vs the one with the tenant on oxygen in it.Now if you want to go with a no smoking policy then do it, but I wouldn't justify it (to yourself let alone them) that you're in some way making things safer/better.
Justin W. Rebuff hardwoods or go laminate, w/photos
12 May 2016 | 10 replies
We figure if someone puts a cigarette out into the floor, it just looks like another knot.. haha Ask me how I know!!