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Re: How do you prove a tenant is smoking??? - Landlord Forum thread 283730

Re: How do you prove a tenant is smoking??? by Anonymous on March 25, 2013 @21:57

                              
I had a tenant in a basement suite in my house who was a heavy smoker. It is very difficult to prove unless you catch him or her lighting a cigarette and puffing in the house or if they light up in a common area (porch, laundry room,ect). Some signs to look for is: Smell- you know what your house smells like with day to day odors such as cleaning, cooking, bathroom, ect.
Cigarette smoke resembles a very strong smell as i something was smouldering, only instead of burned food or paper/wood, which has a clean smell, cigarette smoke has a very strong smell as if you're burning very green grass/leaves. Essentially stand outside a restaraunt or mall and smell what the smoke from a cigarette smells like. The tobacco in cigarettes and pipes an cigars will stain the walls and ceiling a yellow color. The carpets, curtains and any furniture or fabric type material will als smell of cigarette smoke. Look for cigarette butts lying aroun ld the apartment as well as ashtrays with used butts in them. Some people say they open up used cigarettes to put the tobacco into a pipe and smoke that, so the cigarette gets fully used. If you provide a bit can outside and it hasn't shown any sign if use, be on the alert. Cigarette smoke also has its way of goin through furnace ducts to other floors, especially when the furnace kicks in. If you suspect smoking, go and tell your tenant you are calling the fire department as you suspect a fire due to smoke smell as you think there's a fire. They usually will panic and say there's no fire, they just had a few cigarette puffs/ a smoke. That's when your firmly warm them not to smoke an that any more instinces will result in eviction plus damage charges since nicotine does damage the inside of a house. Pot smells like a burning hockey puck. Generally it's illegal unless they have a document stating they are allowed to do it for medical reasons. They must, however, smoke it outside, as no smoking inside means cigarettes, marijuana, pipes, cigars, ect.
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