Hello BP!  I own/manage real estate in San Diego, California.  I have a condo where my lease agreement clearly states no smoking.  I went into the unit twice in the past couple weeks for showings and both times it had...

I house hack my primary residence; and last week a new tenant moved in. This morning I went into their room after they left to look at installing a window AC for them. To my shock, the room was full of smoke/nicotine ...

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...

Hello BP,I have a tenant that swears she’s not smoking Pot in her unit. But, the last two times I’ve been in she’s said it’s a bag of marijuana I smell coupled with a few other marijuana non-smoking products. Maine ...

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Smoke odor in an apartment - would appreciate opinions, recommendations, some magic spray or powder you've used, any ideas to eliminate the odor.

(It was tobacco smoke...

Hi BP,Quick question for multifamily owners.We have had several tenants in a 4 unit building complain about noise (video games and small children yelling) mainly on the weekends and late at night as well as cigarette ...

I'm really struggling with this. I found a half-duplex in an A/B neighborhood (A+ school districts, growing area) that I want to buy. The only downside is there is a smoker next door.  While this is a highly desired a...

I need practical opinions on how to deal with this particular issue at one of my properties.It is an office building with over 10 businesses. Although nobody is smoking inside the building, whenever I do my routine vi...

Our 2 co-tenants are great. They pay rent on time (despite pandemic). They clean up after themselves. They remove weeds. They are peaceful and mostly quiet. But, smoke a little.
But, their guests overstay, smoke prof...

Hello,
A  long-term tenant just moved out and i have a clause in the lease that states that the tenant was not allowed to smoke inside the property however there are smoke stains on the ceilings and ceiling tiles thr...