If you see work crews reaching out, ask the person in charge of securing housing where they go looking.

It's simply factual:  you violated the lease by smoking, stop it, remove the resulting odor and that a repeat action could result in eviction and loss of security deposit.  

Question is: if I have one of these LLC (owned husband and wife, in a non-community property state), but it's a just a passive LLC - such that all it does is owns public securities (ie, our brokerage accounts are titled in the name of the LLC), does the same rule apply?

Most work with us, some do not.Be careful also as they may tell you to keep their security deposit as last month's rent.

The online eFile providers can do it for you, sometimes for free.Warning: Email is NOT secure, and you will expose your contractors to unnecessary risk of identity theft.

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

But I also understand some people don’t really care about the cash flow as much as the security of not having to worry about a vacancy or whatever.

@Seidy Lasker Wash sale rules apply to stock options if they are deemed "substantially identical" to a security sold at a loss within 30 days, such as options with similar expiration dates or strike prices.

In both cases to keep things clean for underwriting at the bank I used my HELOC to secure the mortgage. 

Being a 20 year mortgage expert and real estate investment veteran, we used our mortgage company to secure below market financing.