my property is 1076 sq ft 3bd/1ba  in la county No rent control.  How many smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are required by law in the property? 

I bought a pre-foreclosure where the previous owner smoked inside for a decade 🤮.Is using TSP under shellac necessary to kill the smell? Or is it redundant & the shellac should sufficiently seal in the tar/tobacco...

I have smelled it on multiple occasions, and I have another witness who has smelled it. I have had other problems with these tenants and it may be time for me to find new ones. Of course, I want as little trouble as p...

Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...

Greetings BP members,Has anyone purchased a property from a smoker?  If so, how labor intensive is it to remove the smell and nicotine from the house (i.e. walls, air ducts etc), that is, assuming it's possible?Eric

Hello BP Community,It appears as if I will be inheriting tenants in one unit of a duplex I am purchasing.  Here is my questions:The current tenants are smokers, the unit reeks of smoke, and I can't imagine the damage ...

Quick question, I know most property owners dont want smokers in thier units but has anybody actually marketed TO smokers? I ask because I have a 400sf studio unit that had a smoker who totally ruined the inside. He j...

We had our tenant move out early this month from our rental home in Texas.  The woman who lived there (and/or her guests) were clearly smoking marijuana a lot in the house. We are having the carpets and the house clea...

Any tips on how to get cigarette smell out of house? I don’t smell it but a lot of potential buyers say they can and it’s not a good first impression. I think it must be in the carpet...maybe removing is the best bet....

I have a duplex and one side has a pretty bad odor.

I washed all the walls and doors with pine sol then did it again and it does smell better but the smell seems to still be lingering.

I at first thought that the sm...