Byron W.
Inherited a good tenant. But her husband smokes.
Long story short, I purchased a property some months ago. I'm about to draw up a new lease for the tenant to sign. She's been pretty great so far. However, I noticed that her husband does smoke inside of the unit. How...
Silvia B.
Tennant now smokes, what to do?
Last year when I advertised for my rental I stated "No smokers, no pets".Applicant stated on his applicantion that he does NOT smoke. We even talked about this in our interview with him, also. Although my lease stat...
Penny T.
Property Manager sent a bill for 7K + for smoke damage in unit
We've rented from the same property management company since 2006, and were in our last unit for 7 years. Smoking was not prohibited, in fact when we specifically asked if there were smoking/non-smoking units, we wer...
Faisal Farnas
Caught Tenant Smoking Weed
Hello,Looking for some advice here. I am not sure what to do. I live in one side of a duplex and renting out the other side. There is a shared laundry room. My current tenants have paid on time every month, and every ...
Eric Davenport
Inheriting a smoking tenant in a house hack
Hello everyone,My wife and I are soon to be closing on a duplex with an inherited tenant that smokes inside the building. She is in the downstairs unit which rents for more than the unit we will stay in upstairs. We a...
David Shives
Medical marijuana
With the HIPPA Laws being in place how do you know your tenant is using medical marijuana or the marijuana they bought on the corner from a dealer and is it legal to ask in some states?
Kris Haskins
Any luck having tenants smoke outside?
I have a rental that's in a challenged area. SO far, my best applicant is a section 8 tenant where gov't pays 90% of rent. I visited her current home, where she's been for 7 years, and it reaks of smoke. We agreed ...
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Smoking in non-smoking unit
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...
Cheryl Crockett
2nd Hand Marijuana Smoke where Pot/Weed is Legal
This question was inspired by the discussion entitled "Caught Tenant Smoking Weed" started by @Faisal Farnas. As marijuana becomes legal in more U.S. states, many landlords and homeowners will find themselves facing t...
Aaron Mazzrillo
New CA smoke detector laws
The Fed might be shut down, but the local beaurocrats keep coming up with new laws:
As of January 1, 2014, owners are required to ensure that all residential rental units have operable smoke alarms installed...