Marvin Meng
(Alleged) Marijuana smell
Hi all,I recently moved two tenants into the lower unit of an "up/down" duplex. Almost immediately the upstairs tenants began complaining of a "strong pot smell" coming from the lower unit. My initial reaction is that...
Manuel Sarabia
What happens if my apt building burns down and someone dies. How screwed am I?
Just saw on the news that a nearby apt from mine burned down and resulted in one death. Sucks for all parties involved but now its got me thinking it could happen to me. I have the place insured but something tells me...
Christine Swaidan
Retaliatory Actions and Evictions
Not really asking for advice here but did want to share a recent situation. Newer tenant who signed a non-smoking agreement when he moved in was smoking pot. Another tenant complained of the smell. I gave newer tenant...
Christian Lincoln
Litigious Tenant
A kid moved into my 6 bedroom house. After he moved in he tells me he has asthma and the other kids smoke in the house. I write a tough email to other tenants defending this kid and telling them no smoking AT ALL in h...
Nicholas Jackson
What are the best ways to contact an owner?
I am curious to try different methods of contacting owners of properties. Especially when phone calls and letters get no response. Any tips?
Tyler Warne
Successful interaction with a tenant.
I just bought my first property, a fourplex and one of the tenants is smoking inside. I set forth the new rules, as I was sure that the last owner was not caring. This tenant responded well to the request but then has...
Colleen F.
things that go beep in the night and then some.
Ok so I am stumped. I have a tenant complaining of a periodic beep in a 5 unit building. I can hear it, other tenants hear it occasionally but she hears it night and day every 15 to 45 minutes for like 1 second. ...
Carol Venolia
potential tenant is a medical marijuana patient (California)
In itself, that's fine; it's legal here in California. But I'm wondering if there are grey areas I should know about? In particular, the house I'm advertising is right across the street from a high school. Know of any...
Andy Li
Tenants are great. Their guests are Not.
Our 2 co-tenants are great. They pay rent on time (despite pandemic). They clean up after themselves. They remove weeds. They are peaceful and mostly quiet. But, smoke a little.
But, their guests overstay, smoke prof...
Mary Kaye pepperman
First Summer at VRBO Host-all good til the terrible guest leaves a mess for Maid
How do you handle a guest who leaves the house a mess, smokes in the house and leaves the evidence when we have a clear rule of no smoking and enters a locked owners closet and takes items. We need one more 5 star rev...