Extra rent for renting to a smoker?
I have an application from a lady that other than being a smoker, I would rent to.
Does anyone know of anything that would prevent me from charging extra rent and collecting a larger deposit to protect myself from the risk that she smokes inside the home?
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@Russ O'Leary, when I was a smoker, I also 'didn't smoke inside' until it got super cold outside, then all bets were off.
However, I also just bought a former smoker's house to live in personally. It REEKED. I bought this ozone machine on Amazon and ran it probably 9 times. No more smoke smell.
Read this thread, too. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52-rental-property-questions-landlording-issues/topics/773844-ohio-tenant-landlord-laws-cigarette-smoking-damage?page=1#p4546281
