I have been renting out a single family house since July and the tenants have been low maintenance, but I just did a quick inspection of the property and the garage had lots of incense all around in an attempt to remo...

One year ago I decided that as tenants left I would transition to non-smoking. All new move-ins sign a no smoking agreement as part of their rental package. We've definitely had some bumps in the road but I'm toying w...

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...

The lease signed by one of my inherited tenants contains a strict non-smoking policy that includes a clause citing a $200 fee per incident. I hadn't really thought about enforcing this policy until very recently, when...

Hi BP's, my friend have a multi unit residential building in K' town and they are in a bit of a mess.
I would like to check couple of things for them as future options.
Let's start with a brand new tenant that refuse ...

We just got done turning around an apartment vacated by a heavy smoker. We had to wash (to get rid of the tar) and paint the whole apartment and use an ozone machine to help get rid of the smoke smell among other ...

I was in my apartment alone when my dog started barking and i could hear someone in the rocks close to my door.  Having lived in a previous apartment where someone has tried to break in twice while i was home i pulled...

Our offer was accepted on a nice duplex today! The tenants upstairs would like to stay, and have excellent payment history. They keep their unit spotless and have nice furniture. We want to keep them, and I saw no evi...

Hi,In our triplex the third floor tenant texted us yesterday complaining about the second floor tenant smoking cigarettes. There is nothing in our lease that forbids smoking cigarettes. We are not sure how to answer t...

Hi everyone, I am getting complaints from a tenant saying the 4 plex (smoke free) smells like weed, and that it is going into their apt. When I originally found out I sent a text out to everyone reminding them that th...