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Justin Baca Cigarette Smell in Townhouse
20 September 2019 | 1 reply

Hello All - I'm under contract on a townhouse that was smoked in for 18-20 years. The seller repainted the walls and replaced the flooring in the entire house with vinyl flooring. The house is vacant but the smell is ...

Maayan Cohen Wear and tear - Is dirty walls are considered as wear and tear
8 October 2020 | 4 replies

Hi,
House was freshly painted before tenant moved in, Is dirty walls at the move out/ scratches considered as wear and tear? If walls are in a condition of a need to be repainted, can landlord deduct this expense fr...

Jose Jones Tenant complaining about paint job at rental house - what do you think?
9 September 2023 | 17 replies

Tenant is complaining about the paint touch ups completed after prior tenant moved out. They are asking for a professional painter to come make adjustments. 
What do you think -- is the paint job good sufficient? Or ...

Michael Slot Tenants with paint and pet questions
17 January 2018 | 7 replies

Greeting BP!
I have tenants whose lease is about to expire. They’ve been pretty great and I️ offered them a year long extension. We will be signing a new lease within the next week.
Suddenly, after we’ve agreed to ne...

N/A N/A Smoking in non-smoking unit
27 May 2007 | 7 replies

I have not ran into this problem yet, but I was having trouble finding the right wording to put into my lease regarding the penalty for smoking in a non-smoking unit. Assuming there would be no physical damage (burns...

Jacky Johnson How to repair peeling paint from plaster walls?
20 December 2021 | 1 reply

I've scraped off old paint of a plaster wall from an old house and wanted to repair it for repainting. I've watched some online videos but none discussed repairing peeling paint off interior plaster walls. Also, after...

Erin Malone Tenant damaged paint job
22 June 2019 | 13 replies

In Maryland - Our tenant decided to touch up several walls with the wrong color paint. The paint job was a year old. It looks like she pulled the bathroom paint which was slightly a different color and touched up th...

Austin Bathel Renters painted the property without permission.
19 May 2016 | 9 replies

Hey guys I need some advice here. I am refinancing my rental currently. I needed to get the home appraised so I had set up a time with the appraisal company and my tenants that worked. The tenants told me that they wo...

Jimmy Hong How to remove previous owner's 20 years of smoking smell?
14 November 2013 | 14 replies

Hello BP Nation,

We have a property in Gilbert, AZ purchase about a year ago. We are looking to sell but there is an ingrained smoking odor from previous owner's 20 years of smoking. Our agent could smell i...

Val J. Tenant wants to paint
4 June 2018 | 17 replies

Today my tenant asked me if I would paint or allow her to paint the living of the property she's renting from me. She wants to paint it yellow. I told her I'd give it some thought.  Experienced landlords what would yo...