An investor friend of mine is purchasing a SFR. The tenants had done a lot of smoking to the point of staining the walls. Will replacing carpet & pad, and all new paint take care of it, or are other measures in or...

I recently purchased a duplex, a inherited a tenant. In his current lease it stats that he is not allowed to smoke in the building. But during my inspection and walking of the place prior to close I can smell the stro...

We had a showing at our home today....the agent stepped outside to take a cigarrette break, leaving the buyer inside alone for 10 minutes, then putting the cigarette out onto our exterior concrete patio.
Is it approp...

Hi Everyone, I need advice about next steps. I live in a PUD (an association of private homes) but we have an HOA that regulates us on many different things, including what we can do in our own garage (my husband chan...

Just purchased a small multifamily and there are tenants that smoke in their unit...my lease is non-smoking...tenants are currently on a verbal lease...any advice- they are long-term tenants- been in the unit for over...

I have a rental property with up and downstairs tenants Just recently the downstairs tenant has complained about them getting a smoke smell from the upstairs neighbours in their unit. I don’t know for sure if they h...

Everyone raves about the vinyl flooring but no one is mentioning the problem I cannot overlook: the stuff smells absolutely horrible.

How do you d the smell from the place?!

I just received a long letter from my tenant detailing multiple health issues she is experiencing that are clearly linked to second hand smoke coming from the unit below.  I lived in this condo before renting it out a...

I have a renter who smokes. My lease did not prohibit smoking. Can I withhold any of the security deposit for painting/carpet replacement if there is significant odor from cigarette smoke?

I am looking at a condo and the owners have smoked heavily in it for years. When you walk in you get hit with a strong cigarette smell and you can see some residue on the walls from it. Also, the unit is carpeted so I...