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Jeff B. Heavy smoker rehab
23 May 2011 | 13 replies

Looking at a house that has been owned by very heavy smokers. Overall the house is in poor condition and is a short sale. Nothing that scares me, except the fact that the walls, ceilings, heating ducts, windows, EVE...

David A Muise Asking tenants “at will” to leave right now?
5 May 2020 | 10 replies

So My wife and I live in NH and just closed on our first multi family. One of our tenants is for lack of better words, a hoarder and the unit is not clean at all and filled with stuff. Not to mention they have been sm...

Elizabeth Semple Does Your PM Allow You to Accompany Him/Her on Inspections?
3 May 2019 | 4 replies

Hello, Forum.  The property management company with whom I have not yet signed has just told me I may not accompany them when they inspect.  Apparently they have had problems with owners confronting tenants.  My fear:...

Daniel Ruxin Unkowingly leasing home of former smokers
17 June 2011 | 2 replies

Signing lease then discovering was home to former smokers. When we signed the lease the windows were open, the house smelled ok and we could not smell any smoke. 4 days later we moved in and the house smelled of smoke...

Logan M. Ozone Machine in a Smokers Mobile Home
28 February 2024 | 4 replies

Once in the past, I used an Ozone machine to help with the smoke smell and it did make a difference. Enough that we sold the home without it being a smoker house.

Today, I will be trying out an even more powerful m...

Tim Johnson Keeping the druggie money
1 March 2016 | 47 replies

Hi BP!My wife and I purchased an 18 unit multifamily in December.  The building is full of mostly great people, but there was one fellow that always smelled like pot.  We talked to him about it but the odors continued...

JP Desmet Best way to evict brand-new roommate in house hack situation?
20 August 2020 | 3 replies

I house hack my primary residence; and last week a new tenant moved in. This morning I went into their room after they left to look at installing a window AC for them. To my shock, the room was full of smoke/nicotine ...

JR Woolf Purchase Opportunity- Smoker/Cat owner house
28 November 2020 | 1 reply

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...

Tony Salemi What does the community say about a prospective tenant?
23 July 2020 | 7 replies

I have a upper/lower duplex (I have owned for 2.5 years) and am looking at new tenants for the upper as the current tenant is moving out of state  My lower tenant is a long term tenant that keeps the property in show ...

Mary Chen Smoke detector and carbon monoxide requirements in hawaii
14 August 2024 | 2 replies

Trying to find without calling first but will probably call county office to confirm but does anyone know what are the smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements for a home built in the late 70s in all i...