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19 June 2013 | 6 replies
Example is last tenant had and outstanding water bill and had taken down the smoke det.
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16 June 2013 | 15 replies
Start adding up all the extras in one’s lifestyle and subtract this and the car payments, rent, cigarettes, beer ... and you will find out you may have a difficult time collecting payments.I have learned ways around this problem.
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1 July 2013 | 7 replies
Since the variable is the tenant, I'd first check what the tenant is doing.I'd first have her give you a demonstration of how she cooks with no smoke and the smoke detector goes off.
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18 June 2013 | 9 replies
I have a duplex and one side has a pretty bad odor.I washed all the walls and doors with pine sol then did it again and it does smell better but the smell seems to still be lingering.I at first thought that the smell was from smoking marijuana the tenants were avid users of the miracle plant. add to that they smoked cigarettes.
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1 July 2013 | 18 replies
I'm curious if any other landlords have encountered anything like this.Basically, in the new ordinance, if my tenant gets arrested for pot smoking or one of their kids gets cited for underage drinking, I can't be a landlord in town for 3 years?
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30 June 2013 | 6 replies
So we followed orders, I unintentionally ended up leaving my JansPort backpack inside of my friends vehicle in the passengers side which i always hold my wallet and other necessities that i refuse to fill up my pockets with to prevent overloaded pockets, so while we are standing in front of the cop car, the officer walked over to where I was (passengers side) of the vehicle searched and raised his hand in the air and said "Look what I found in the black Jan-Sport, a piece of marijuana" and I automatically rejected to the fact and said "thats impossible officer I have not had possession nor smoked marijuana in months if not longer and theres just no possible way you could of found that in there.
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1 June 2015 | 40 replies
I have met many people living on welfare with no interest in getting off, trading food stamps for money to purchase cigarettes.
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3 October 2013 | 14 replies
I even take into consideration if they smoke, drink, frequent dance clubs, and when they get paid.
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1 March 2021 | 10 replies
Include late fees and other rules about late payments of rent.Specify upfront EVERYTHING that matters to you:- Is smoking allowed anywhere on the property?