http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#comments Comments from 'Anti-Discrimination Laws Do Not Protect Smoking' in Web-based Property Management at BiggerPockets.com http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_546 http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_546 Great post, Jeff. The last thing you want is to have a smoker in one of your rentals. The smell of smoke sticks to everything, and could cost you a chunk in unnecessary expenses to clean up. As Jeff said, the law allows you to have no-smoking policies for your units . . . I recommend you do! http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_547 http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_547 Just make sure that the non smoking policy is written clearly in the lease. I would think there might be a legal issue to try and change the policy in the middle of a lease term. We bought a home a couple of years ago that wreaked of smoke. The people must have been smoking 10 packs a day in this house! I think their cigarettes were smoking cigarettes!!! We cleaned, painted, new flooring, and even bombed the ventilation system 3 times, could STILL smell the smoke! ** It would seem that you might even be able to get a small premium for a non-smoking property as it would be more desirable! So not only would it save on punch outs, but could increase monthly cash flow as well! Great post! http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_548 http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_548 Good call, Harrison . . . http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_549 http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_549 I agree it's not something you can do well in the middle of the lease. We developed a No-Smoking Lease Addendum that I can hang up here or link to as well. Might be interesting to get people's feedback. Josh, do you still have the landlord forms section of the site? http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_550 http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/226/blog_posts/617-anti-discrimination-laws-do-not-protect-smoking#c_550 We do . . . feel free to shoot me any docs and we'll gladly slap them up. Email me....