Horacio Gutierrez
Does the lanlord need to change smoke detector batteries
Hello, By law does landlord need to change smoke detectors batteries or it's the tenant job. The only job of the landlord is to have smoke detectors installed?
Paul Wiseman
How to Buy a Duplex and Require Non-smoking to Existing Tenants
I am trying to buy my first duplex and live in the side that will be vacant in March 2020. The tenant that wants to stay is a smoker. She has been there 6 years and has a good payment history. Her lease is up in May 2...
Michelle Fox
Landlord question regarding cigarette smell in home
We have a new tenant about to move into one of our rental homes. The previous tenant violated the lease and smoked in the basement. The new tenant says she smells smoke throughout the house. We have washed down every ...
Austin Wood
Ohio tenant/landlord laws cigarette smoking damage
Tenants lease says nothing about smoking. She gave a deposit of $765 but smoked in the unit for 2 years. How much of that 765 can I charge her for cleaning up the unit? Need new blinds, paint carpet etc. located in Ohio
Axia Roberts
Tenant smelling cigarette smoke in neighbor's apt how to handle?
I have an apartment complex, 8 units. I had one tenant move into Apt G 2 months ago and then the other moved into Apt F about a week ago. Apt G is a single older woman, and Apt F is a younger couple. I have had no com...
Cody DeLong
Inherting Smoking Tenants and No Security Deposit
Long story short I’m purchasing an 11 unit that currently are all month to month with no security deposits. The current landlord is giving me a great price (cash flows $1400 a month after all expenses, prop mgmt,and %...
Fareed Fityan
How to deal with smoke alarm that has been tampered with
Hi,I'm a new landlord and a tenant in one of my units has clearly tampered with the smoke alarm. The wires are exposed and cut. Now the lease doesn't state anything about smoke alarms but it does mention smoking is pr...
Brandon Sturgill
About to Acquire a Multifamily with Smokers...
So I close on a multifamily property on Friday and one of the upstairs tenants smokes...my lease is non-smoking. The tenant has been there for 2-years and has good payment history. I will have them complete a new appl...
Adrian Otto
Marijuana in rental property what to do?
Tenants are not allowed to smoke marijuana inside or on the premises. They signed the proper legal addendum. However can not pin point what tenant it is. It smells terrible and my property managers get constant feed b...
Freddy T.
Tenants are smoking weed and strong smell is radiating to my second unit.
I just bought a duplex about 2 weeks ago with tenants in one unit already living there. I realized that the tenants are heavy marijuana smokers and have permeated the smell to my other unit. I am having issues showing...