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4 February 2016 | 14 replies
If you're paying beer and cigarette money wages or hiring the guy whose the cheapest, you get what you get.
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3 February 2016 | 5 replies
This in common with people who smoke cigarettes.
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21 February 2016 | 29 replies
In my opinion it is no different than discriminating against smokers.
17 May 2016 | 24 replies
Also if they are small burn marks it could have been cigarette burns.
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27 July 2015 | 9 replies
So you don't want to include language that hints that you prefer not to rent to any particular group.Examples:Okay = "Minimum income = $2,700/month gross"Bad = "This unit is best for a married couple who both work"Okay = "Maximum occupancy 6 persons"Bad = "This unit is perfect for a single couple"Okay = "No smokers allowed"Bad = "No Asians allowed"Okay = "No pets allowed"Bad = "No children allowed"Okay = "This unit is located near Main Street and 23rd Street"Bad = "This unit is located near St.
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13 August 2015 | 166 replies
There are very few exceptions such as for products that are harmful to children (cigarettes, alcohol etc.).
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19 August 2015 | 22 replies
If you walked the unit ahead of time you likely knew he was a smoker if he was there seven years and you've owned the place for two.
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10 August 2015 | 3 replies
@Nate Baumann let me start by saying I vape myself - I quit smoking and switched to vapor over a year ago without one cigarette since!
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26 January 2016 | 47 replies
I wouldn't worry too much about the smoker in the upper unit.