Rose Ryan
Transitioning duplex to smoke-free units
I'm under contract to buy a duplex in Minneapolis, both units currently occupied. One unit has a family with smokers, the other family seems to be voluntarily-smoke free. The family with smokers is month-to-month curr...
Daniela Beck
Cost of Replacing Carpets & Painting Walls
Hi all - any help on estimating the cost of replacing the carpets and repainting the walls in a 3 bedroom 2 bath property? I'm looking to buy in Wilmington, DE; however, one of the houses I'm interested in has a smell...
Jose Petitfrere
Tenant asks if she can smoke weed and have a gun on the property
At the moment, im currently accepting a Sec. 8 tenant with good credit and no criminal history. I have thoroughly screened the tenant and spoken with the tenant's previous landlord, employer, and references, and they ...
Peter Morgan
Tenant smoking hookah in the apartment
HelloI have a new tenant who moved in only recently. I have in the lease no smoking clause but they are doing hookah inside the apartment. Is hookah generally acceptable?When should I flag an alarm. Appreciate your i...
Brie Schmidt
Medical Marijuana in IL and how it affects landlords
Thanks @John Weidner for pointing this out. Illinois is a medical marijuana state but we do not have dispensaries yet. But this was sent out in our Realtor Newsletter about how the new laws in place will affect land...
Randall Noel
Minut Cigarette Smoke/Noise monitor
Anyone using the Minut noise/cigarette smoke monitor? Thoughts?
Kendall Miller
Lease vs. Month-to-Month Rental? Smoking?
Hello again,I am managing a rental apartment property in California. The property is somewhat run-down i.e. In need of paint and landscaping. The landlord has been charging approximately a much lower rent than that o...
Bryan K.
Chicago Smoke Detector Compliance
Are there any Chicago landlords out there familiar with smoke detector code in Illinois/Chicago? My understanding is that all smoke detectors need to be hardwired near each bedroom. I just bought a building and, for...
Sam Leon
Smoke alarms & Carbon Monoxide alarms
In Florida, if it's SFR homes older than 1980 there is zero requirement for these, although I have always provided two on older SFR homes. On condos & apartments they have to be hardwired and much stricter guidel...
Dennis Tierney
Smoker started a fire
3 am Sunday a tenant smoking on the apartment porch carelessly discarded a cigarette and started a fire that destroyed the top 4 units in a 24 unit building. Fortunatley no one was hurt and the firemen saved the rest ...