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Lane Patterson Help, hardwood floors with pet urine stain and smell!
16 February 2014 | 14 replies

Just picked up new property from my wholesale contact. Previous sellers had small pets that totally went to potty all over old carpet and it flowed to hardwoods. Any one have solution ? Exit strategy is Land Contract...

Larry Russell A lingering cigarette smell
20 July 2014 | 13 replies

I recently purchased a condo that was previously owned by a cigarette smoker.  I've repainted the entire condo and replaced all the carpet with laminate flooring.  But for some reason or another, there is still a ling...

Joe Gemma Baltimore County Nightmare Neighbor! Looking for Advice
16 April 2019 | 0 replies

Hi BP Community,I am turning over a now vacant Semi-Detached Row home in Dundalk (Baltimore County) and am dealing with a nightmare neighbor. The man next door seems to be mentally ill (lives by himself and very hosti...

Joe Splitrock Best Air Freshener for Short Term Rentals
20 August 2021 | 4 replies

I am looking for suggestions on the best air freshener to use in a short term rental. We have typically avoided plug in or evaporating air freshener scents in our short term rental. My concern was someone may be sensi...

JR Woolf Purchase Opportunity- Smoker/Cat owner house
28 November 2020 | 1 reply

Has anyone had experience (positive or negative) mitigating cigarette and/or cat urine smells from a home. Also- when looking at a home being sold by a smoker who allows smoking indoors - how much of a discount did y...

Jon K. Curry/Spice/Fish/Strong Cooking Smells... allowed?
17 November 2012 | 20 replies

In another thread, someone mentioned that they banned all candles.

Can you ban candles and incense?

Can you actually ban strong curry and cooking smells that linger on property?

We've all been in places that reek ...

Kyle Brown Heavy smoker smell in duplex unit
14 August 2018 | 5 replies

Just bought a duplex and updating one of the units that previously had a heavy smoker. Tried to clean all walls, ceiling, floors, and cabinets with vinegar and even TSP. Bombed the house with odor eliminators and have...

Eliott Rose finally got my right to evict my "tenant" and guess what???
12 November 2021 | 15 replies

Hi anyone can help! After my tenant not paying since day 1 in January 2020 ,  I had an eviction and lockout scheduled for beginning of March 2020. Tenant filed for extension and lockout was scheduled for March 16th 20...

Lalo Alvidrez How to determine what tenants responsibility is after move
15 September 2022 | 8 replies

I have a tenant that recently moved out. I had left a cleaning list with the tenant and didn't get a chance to do a walk through before they left.  Need less to say they didn't put a whole lot of effort into cleaning ...

Daniel Alfandre How do you prove urine odor to keep security deposit?
12 July 2021 | 20 replies

A tenant just moved out of my rental property and there is a urine odor throughout the first floor.  The floors are vinyl planks (Allure Trafficmaster).  She had a cat and signed a pet addendum that obligates her to p...