It's very hard for me to find sympathy for them...The same goes for the hotels that are complaining.The future is more democratized, decentralized economy of which Airbnb will play an important part.

I simply feigned sympathy with the neighbor and explained that I believed the tenant will be a good neighbor.

I provide them with as safe an environment as can be expected with working door locks, window locks, etc. but they are responsible for their own personal property insurance.It's ok to feel sympathy for your tenants but don't let that get in the way of making smart business decisions.

I always have sympathy for a really good person who comes from a bad family... but it's so hard to know if that's what they really are.

Get your emotions under control, there is no room for sympathy in business.

Or as others have said, forgive the lease if he wants and have him move out. 15 years managing multifamily taught me one thing, people want your energy and sympathy 99% of the time.

I could be wrong so you need to double check this.However, I don't have much sympathy for your seller.

I would say it is kind of in a gray area right now, but if you used that smoking clause to force cessation by the tenant and had to eventually evict because of it, you may find sympathy in a court should it come to that; most businesses that I know of ban e-smoking inside just like regular cigarettes. 

Having a child with special needs would be a challenge that most of us don't face and I have sympathy for that, no question.

Now IF he had been hustling for you for 13 months and this was first deal you guys did I would have a bit more sympathy for him.