Larry Russell
A lingering cigarette smell
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...
Mark Trebor
Tenants smoking in a non-smoking house can I take security dep?
My lease says the house does not permit smoking in the house. After entering the house at the request of the tenants for some basic maintenance I find cigarette ash trays, hookah pipes and water bongs. All of these ...
Colin Simon
Investing and renovating unit sold by heavy chainsmokers
I'm currently looking at a 2bed, 1ba condo listed at $250k -- comps that are B-grade have sold for $320k in May 2019, and A- grade units in the complex seem to rent for around $1800/month. It's in a good part of town,...
Austin Faux
Tenant Smoking in Unit Breaking Lease
I've got a tenant that is smoking cigarettes and weed in the unit, both of which violate his lease agreement. I haven't approached him yet because I'm not exactly sure what's the best way to do it. I've been lucky s...
Kat Rathell
Lease violations - deposit
We asked our tenants to move out due to multiple lease violations (main ones were smoking and pets, where the lease prohibits both), and the floors are left with multiple cigarette burns (both hardwoods and linoleum),...
Amanda Homan
How do I prove marijuana smell left by tenant?
We had our tenant move out early this month from our rental home in Texas. The woman who lived there (and/or her guests) were clearly smoking marijuana a lot in the house. We are having the carpets and the house clea...
Jazmine S.
Can you completely get rid of cigarette smell in a SFH?
I am actually looking as a tenant at a place and it is currently occupied and has a decent scent of cigarettes. The landlord confidently told me that he has a remedy that he used in the past that was successful.. Have...
Russ O'Leary
Extra rent for renting to a smoker?
I have an application from a lady that other than being a smoker, I would rent to.Does anyone know of anything that would prevent me from charging extra rent and collecting a larger deposit to protect myself from the ...
Gabe G.
Fire at rental/question on how to proceed
So I got a call, from a tenant on one of my rentals, this week, to tell me the house was on fire. I'm like ugh, ok. ha.Tenants said they weren't home, and a neighbor had called the fire department and put it out.Tena...
Vincent Carroll
Security deposit and cigarette odor/violation of nonsmoking
Greetings,My wife and I just got rid of our first (inherited) tenants, thankfully (we did a non-renewal of their month-to-month lease). However, they were on a nonsmoking lease (with the prior owner as well as the new...