John E Ceisel
How To Prove Tenant Smoked
Hello BP! I own/manage real estate in San Diego, California. I have a condo where my lease agreement clearly states no smoking. I went into the unit twice in the past couple weeks for showings and both times it had...
Rich Kniss
How to get rid of cigarette smoke in SFR?
An investor friend of mine is purchasing a SFR. The tenants had done a lot of smoking to the point of staining the walls. Will replacing carpet & pad, and all new paint take care of it, or are other measures in or...
Jeremy Anhalt
Nicotine - Normal Wear & Tear or Damage
I have a tenant moving out after residing in the apartment for 5 years. She is a heavy smoker and the nicotine is dripping off the blinds. Needless to say, all walls and ceilings will need to be primed and painted. Sh...
Lara N.
Long-term consequences of allowing a smoking tenant
Hello everyone,I own a one bedroom condo in a desirable neighborhood & I will be leasing my unit very soon. I already had an interested prospective tenant view the property & he's quite interested.He has a sol...
Stephen E.
Smokers, outdoors/indoors, declared and otherwise
I am stunned at the number of smokers that are out there in the rental pool. Right now out of seven units I have four smokers, all of which claim to be 'outdoors' smokers, two of which I discovered subsequent to leasi...
Beth L.
Vaping vs Smoking
I had a potential tenant tell me that she vapes, and asked if that would be a problem. We don't allow smokers in our units (inside and outside are 100% smoke free). Are there any second hand health issues relating to ...
Maura O'Connor
Is there a good cigarette smoke detector with WiFi or memory?
I would appreciate any recommendation for a cigarette smoke detector that either can be checked remotely by WiFi or that has a memory function. I have a tenant in one of my units in a nonsmoking building who is smoki...
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...
Colin Simon
Investing and renovating unit sold by heavy chainsmokers
I'm currently looking at a 2bed, 1ba condo listed at $250k -- comps that are B-grade have sold for $320k in May 2019, and A- grade units in the complex seem to rent for around $1800/month. It's in a good part of town,...
Jim K.
A mess of a ceiling to redo
@Gail White wrote in an earlier post:I have made an offer on a house where there has been a very heavy smoker living for a number of years. The originally white popcorn ceiling is now yellow over the entire surface. T...