If it is that smoking of a deal, someone is going to swoop in before you figure out a strategy.

As a new member of the real estate community my initial post was AT BEST a non educated stab in the dark that caused some head scratching but at the same time gave me some great insight and learning.

One of our laborers called to inform of us of smoke coming out of the ground. 

I'm wondering if others have experience in transitioning current, smoking, tenants to follow a smoke-free policy.

However, there is light in the darkness, you get tax breaks.

We maintained a good relationship with the tenant, but his daughter had smoked in the unit in violation of our property rules and in so doing ruined the tub surround too.

Do you think they are blowing smoke?

@Kim Meredith Hampton Regarding Page 10 of the lease provided by the FARBAR:  http://dewittlaw.com/commercial-litigation/3701/li...Since the lease is preempted by FL legislature, this ties the hands for the kinds of lease provisions which contemplate move-in fees, redecoration fees, smoking penalties, security deposit fees, etc. 

It's a shot in the dark without comps. 

There's nothing wrong with that, and you can get solid deals that way, but you're rarely going to get smoking deals that way.