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J. | I'm renting my house out, and I think the girls renting it may be smokers. How can I make sure they don't..? |
smoke in the house?
It's on the lease that there's no smoking in the house, but with Febreeze and everything out now, how can I be sure they won't just smoke anyway and think they can cover it up or try to mask it before they leave?
I don't even want them smoking outside near an open window or door. I'm allergic, and the smell does not go away. Please help! |
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godged
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Why don't you do a periodic check of the house? Whatever provision you have for checking the property, exercise it and see if they are smoking in the house.
Check the garbage for butts (don't run over and look in the garbage, have something you need to throw away), look for lighters or ashtrays (cannot believe they'd be stupid enough to leave them out, but who knows).
As a non-smoker, you could drown the place in Febreeze, light a mountain of scented candles and clean until the cows came homes and I could still smell it. |
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jeanniep
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if you can't walk in a house and tell if someones been smoking then don't complain.
I hope you got a deposit from them and you wrote it in the lease that there would be no smoking.
if not, next time! |
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Dr. Deth
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put a big financial penalty in the lease if any smoke damage is discovered in carpeting, curtains, etc and then enforce it when they leave if you discover anything |
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CW L
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simply Jade, its not against any law to smoke outside...however if its on the inside of the home, that's what you have deposits for. to clean cpts, drapes and walls.
The charge-back is tremendous and the burden is on the tenant.
This is a wake-up call to the tenants that violate the covenants or your rental agreement.
First and foremost if you anticipate a person is going to violate one of your covenants, be it animals or smoking, raise the cost of the deposit to cover those cleaning costs.
I initially charge the equal amt for the deposit as is the rent, but most laws allow additional deposits to twice that amount and if you break it down, you can charge double the sec-dam dep and 500 for animals, each, and estimate the cost of cl3eanup after smoking and charge that as well.
If they don't like it, they can move on down the road and put another is jeopardy and you choose the finest of tenants.
Also, impose a retroactive cleaning deposit if it is noted that there is ongoing smoking on the premises and/or eviction or both...if they don't get it set in their Lil' brains by then...so be it! |
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reality
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This is what happen, when you rent, people will smoke, bring the few dogs or cats in a house, hopefully not destroy the house. In your situation you can tell them to leave, if there are a smokers, they will continue to smoke, they don't care. Good Luck! |
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treblemade
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Tell them if they smoke, they will be evicted. Tell them exactly how you feel. If you are allergic, make sure they know. Make sure they understand that the smell does not come out, and that it will always be in the walls. It's your house, and they have to follow your rules. |
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Rosalie Cullen
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I don't think that you can make them stop smoking. Just tell thim to do it outside with the window closed so the fumes don't come inside the house. |
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Christopher B
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That is what a security deposit. The reality is you will not be able to stop them from smoking - unless you catch them directly.
If you do, you can file for eviction for violating the terms of the lease agreement, and hold a portion of their security deposit for clean up.
Otherwise, you are just going to have to trust them. |
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Floozy
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At the end of the day you cant stop them. Keep a regular check. Im a non smoker and can smell smoke a mile away, febreeze and the likes cant cover the smell completely.
When doing your checks its obvious if someone has been smoking regularly ie discoloured wallpaper, discoloured blinds. If its in the lease that they cannot smoke withold deposit to redecorate. |
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Daisuke
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Well... all i can think of is to install smoke detectors (set at high sensitivity). This way when they smoke, the alarm will go off. |
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Weimaraner Mom
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There's no way that Fabreeze covers smoke. I'm a smoker and trust me if they were smoking in the house you'd know it, especially if they were doing it all the time. I hate the smell of smoke so no one in my house is allowed to smoke inside. I will freeze my butt off if I want one that badly.
You'd know immediately (not being a smoker) if they were smoking in the house because you'd definately smell it when you walked in the door.
Unless you're doing a visit and have a reason to go in the house you might have to wait until they move out but you will definately know upon move out if they smoked, plus the walls will be stained along with the ceiling, Fabreeze will not take care of that problem. |
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Trouble
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You can give notice for a general inspection per your state laws and the lease. You do not need to explain what you are inspecting for. You cannot go through their personal items, such as bureau drawers, etc.
Give proper written notice and enter. See if you find tell tale signs of smoking such as ashtrays, lighters, matches etc.
If you do not find any evidence of smoking, there is not much that you can do.
If you find evidence of smoking, issue a notice to cure lease violation. |
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