Did the mom smell of smoke and you don't allow smoking?

Personally I'd rather have a tenant sniffing coke than smoking marijuana, which can leave an odor and possibly the need to re-paint after they leave.If they have been good otherwise, I would pretend I never saw this.

What about smoking? 

First I want to say hi, I am fairly new to the forum but I have been reading alot of posts and discussions. There's a fairly big town 30 min from me and the real estate market is definitely a buyer's market, and there...

No Pets, No Smoking, Section8, etc. 

You want to change the parking rules, or late fees, or smoking, or anything - 30 days notice.And, tenants can't hold you hostage ever, knowing you can't kick them out until the end of the lease - or at least without major hassle.  

If a tenant was noisy or had friends taking up all the parking spaces, or they were smoking in the apt, etc., it would affect other tenants, and we didn't want to lose good tenants.If we ended up with a problem tenant, we could just give them 30 days notice to leave (60 days, if they're been there over a year in CA).  

Make sure the smoke detectors meet requirements - some have to be replaced if a certain age, make sure the batteries are new.  

No Smoking is a big one for me , but be sure to look at your state's law and  regulations as different states have different guidelines.

I told him I wouldn't pay because at closing I was asked if there were smoke alarms in each unit because if not they seller would have to give me an additional concession of $250.