The people who ask questions before they book when all of the information is in the house are the same people who will call you 5 minutes into the "vacation" saying the grill doesn't work when the instructions are hanging from it.

Non smoker here.

He just threatened my grill which is on my patio/ deck, technically a charcoal grill is illegal on patios in NYC however no one enforces it.  

The apartment building currently has 3 rented units and 3 empty units. 2 of the units that are empty can be rented within a couple of weeks of us closing in late July but the third unit is going to take some time to renovate because there was a smoker that lived in the unit for 13 years and nothing has been touched since she moved out...

Rent will be prorated through August until I find a tenant minus costs until sept 1st at which time I will return the remaining deposit minus costs.She seemed satisfied with that and happy to be let out of the lease.One change I made as a result of the comments here is to start asking if they have pets or are smokers, I mention No Pets, No Smoking, twice in my listing but still have people apply who have pets.

Your job here is to restate the conversation in such a way that they realize that the $20 is them already receiving great value, because no one else is going to take a smoker or a barking dog and certainly not at the rent they're paying now. 

So today just ask them like ALL SMOKERS IN CA its illegal to smoke in doors .. we are not talking about adverse weather at any time of the year. 

Additionally, outside the tenant will have full access to a gazebo, grill, firepit built into the oversized patio and 2 parking spots dedicated to the tenants.  

The odor would be my bigger concern.My nose is forever scarred from renovating a smokers house with 18 years baked into everything inside the house.

Also don't be afraid to grill your vendors.