Would you renew?

[Cory St. Esprit]

One of my units is a furnished 2 bed 1 bath apartment for $800 a month. Tenant has been there 10 months and lease is up March 31, 2025. City recently did a building inspection and we noticed the tenant is smoking in the unit (cigarettes and marijuana), food waste everywhere leading to building pest issues, and there are 5 people living there now (3 adults and 2 kids). We only knew of 2 adults 2 kids and unit occupancy is only 4 per the city. The city however did not pick up on this. Tenant is often late on rent but always pays. We get noise complaints from other tenants.

Please tell me I’m right for not wanting to renew the lease. Someone told me I’m crazy since they still always pay. 

[Gregory Schwartz]

Late rent plus lease violations. For me, that's a non-renew. 

But I have to ask, is this unit attracting this kind of tenant?