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

I have a friend who moved into an old house as a renter in Western North Carolina ~11 months ago along with a roommate who moved in who has been there for 2 months
Both of them recently have been reporting symptoms a...

Hi BP! I’m a new investor, looking at a potential duplex of 2601 sqft total (3 bed/1 bath each unit). The downstairs tenant has been there for about 10 years and is a smoker. Does anyone have any insights of how much ...

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Does anyone put in their leases that the tenant is responsible for clogged drain lines? If the lines are clear when they move in I feel it would save a lot of headaches with them calling me. I would have...

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My wife and I just bought our first small multi family (fourplex) that we intend to owner occupy. After closing we sent one of the units a termination of their month to month lease because we have to move in...

Hey Everyone,I wanted to get some input from all the Renters and Landlords here on BP. I'm currently a renter and moved into a newly constructed apartment a couple months ago. It is a small one bedroom but the quality...

Ok so we closed yesterday on a duplex building considered a condo and there in an association. Obviously we made sure with them prior to purchasing that we have full intentions of renting it out. The rules say that’s ...

According to my observation, for whatever reasons, the mortar between tiles was not used the right mixture installed …. in between the tiles, there is some mortar and sand above the connection between the tiles.
It ca...

I am a newbie at REI and recently have run into issues that are kind of stupid but that I would highly appreciate your input. I recently bought a 2-fam home and rented out one of the apartments (4-1) to a S8 tenant. T...