Aref Shehadeh
Fire alarm need to be hardwired?
Rewiring most of a house I'm flipping due to it containing knob & tube. Taking down a load-bearing wall and redoing some of the ceiling on the first floor. The house was built in 1930. Fire code states if a house ...
Scott Harlow
Apartment saturated in pot smoke
I bought my first 4 unit last month. I have given a month-to-month tenant notice that I will not be renewing his lease. His apartment is saturated with pot smoke. I'm assuming the apartment will need to be wiped down ...
Russ O'Leary
Extra rent for renting to a smoker?
I have an application from a lady that other than being a smoker, I would rent to.Does anyone know of anything that would prevent me from charging extra rent and collecting a larger deposit to protect myself from the ...
Drew Wiard
Good Duplex Short Sale, but REEKS of cigarette smoke!
Hey fellow BP'ers...I've done some rehab work, but never cigarette smoke.I have the potential for a VERY nice short sale deal on a duplex in a decent neighborhood. It will need much rehab to begin with, but it's been...
Justin Reyes
Is not renting to smokers a good idea?
I’m in the process of buying my first rental property and I don’t want to rent to smokers. It’s a personal decision but I don’t want to it harder to rent out my property. What do yal think?
Courtney Duong
commercial lease - landlord prohibited uses
Hi all,So I manage a retail strip (9 units, 2 are vacant now) in Cypress, TX. In each of the lease that we are having with all of our current tenants we have a Landlord Prohibit Uses list below. Last week we had som...
Richard McNeal
What can I do about medical marijuana use (in Oregon)?
Hi everyone:I have a no smoking clause in my lease agreements, which prohibits the use of the recreational marijuana. However, a tenant recently informed me he has a prescription for medical marijuana.I haven't been a...
Jeff J.
getting rid of the smoke smell?
I have an apartment that was completely painted and a new carpet put in a year ago. The tenant is moving out and was a HEAVY smoker. I will be washing the carpet but can I get the smell out of the apartment wit...
JR Woolf
Purchase Opportunity- Smoker/Cat owner house
Has anyone had experience (positive or negative) mitigating cigarette and/or cat urine smells from a home. Also- when looking at a home being sold by a smoker who allows smoking indoors - how much of a discount did y...
Yi Zhao
Tenants complaining about smell of marijuana
Hi BP,
I have a house in College Park, MD. It has a separate upstairs and downstairs unit. The tenants downstairs have complained of marijuana smell from upstairs several times already. At this point, the upstairs te...