Daniel Dylan
New landlord - Allow a smoker?
I'm a new landlord in a HCOL area with lots of highly paid young professionals. I have a well qualified applicant (2 friends whom lived together before), but one of them let me know they smoke. They assured me they wo...
Susan Cochran
Landlord withholding security deposit for "smoking" inside
My landlord is withholding my security deposit cause he says i smoked in rental.plus $2500 for painting. Can he do this? I am a smoker but I only smoked outside and garage by the doorways,never in house. No where in l...
Shannon Sadik
Would you take a smoker who promises to quit?
We just closed on a very nice home and are asking a higher rent for it. It's outside of the summer months when this house would typically rent and we have been struggling to find tenants. We have two young men who are...
Kristen Ray
Medical Marijuana in a rental
Hello Fellow BP members,I am in a state where medical marijuana is legal. Can a landlord require a fee for smoking the marijuana in the unit if the client has medical documentation (but the owner has never seen the do...
Tony Velez
Tenant complaining about another tenant smoking cigs
Hi,In our triplex the third floor tenant texted us yesterday complaining about the second floor tenant smoking cigarettes. There is nothing in our lease that forbids smoking cigarettes. We are not sure how to answer t...
Jeff J.
Increase deposit for smokers?
We just got done turning around an apartment vacated by a heavy smoker. We had to wash (to get rid of the tar) and paint the whole apartment and use an ozone machine to help get rid of the smoke smell among other ...
George Smith
Prospective tenant says they only smoke off the property
Received an inquiry about my rental and they state that one member of the family doesnt smoke in the house. I told them that smoking on the property is not allowed. They said he doesnt smoke on the property. Im guessi...
Stephen E.
Smokers, outdoors/indoors, declared and otherwise
I am stunned at the number of smokers that are out there in the rental pool. Right now out of seven units I have four smokers, all of which claim to be 'outdoors' smokers, two of which I discovered subsequent to leasi...
Jarred S.
Smokers
I've recently read on a Facebook post that you cannot evict tenants for smoking in your apartment. I was under the impression smokers were not a protected class. I am now assuming you are free to not rent to smokers, ...
Abou C.
Smokers?
Haven't acquired a property yet, but in the process of learning and earning but before 2015 closes will for SURE. But as a none smoker and none drug user, how have you dealt with renters who are smokers?. Are smokers...