Annie Bollini
Smoking: How to Prove A Tenant Smoking in the House?
Hi - Would appreciate some advice.
I bought a fully renovated townhouse, tenants moved in, 6 months ago I saw an ashtray, tenant said she smoked in the basement when it snowed. I wrote/talked to her that in the leas...
Murali Mudddan
Student rentals - Steps to follow and best practices
We have a property in Pittsburgh and its rented to students. we are seeing some challenges this year. I want to understand the steps to follow for students rentals and what are best practices that i can follow to avoi...
Uneeq Khan
Certificates for As-is properties.
Newbie here. I've been seeing properties with the description, " The buyer is responsible for obtaining the CCO, Smoke Cert. and/or all inspections required to close. The property is being sold "As-Is"". What is a C...
Beth L.
Vaping vs Smoking
I had a potential tenant tell me that she vapes, and asked if that would be a problem. We don't allow smokers in our units (inside and outside are 100% smoke free). Are there any second hand health issues relating to ...
Nathan May
Process for removing smoke odor from home
Hi all,
I’m doing a flip of a ~1k sqft SFH that had a smoker living in it for ~20 years. I’ve never dealt with smokers in a property before. Can anyone who has dealt with smoke odor before review the process I'm plan...
Linda Thomas
Smoking marijuana inside rentals
All,With medical marijuana being legalized in my state I have some tenants that are smoking it inside the property do you believe that this can cause the same damage as smoking cigarettes inside a property do I need t...
Ken Latchers
Sneaky way to uncover pets? smoking?
I was wondering. As many tenants will tell you to your face that they do not have a cat or dog, and then try to sneak them in...
What about the following idea: Ad text say "pet friendly" Seems people are more like...
Charlie Moore
What to look for Doing investment Property Walk through
- When Going to Check Out A Property you want to offer on, what are some things to look out for during the walk thru??!?
Account Closed
Is landlord responsible for smoke odor?
I have a rental property which has smoke odor in one bedroom when we purchase it. We did a deep cleaning then rent it out. The renter are complaining about the odor in the whole house now, and we do not have odor appe...
Amby Bhagtani
Fire in the building
I have a tenant who is already late on his payments but he was smoking in the property and caused a fire. The total damage is close to 5k. The property manager informed me 3 days late and said that he doesn't have ren...