I have not ran into this problem yet, but I was having trouble finding the right wording to put into my lease regarding the penalty for smoking in a non-smoking unit. Assuming there would be no physical damage (burns...

We have a duplex under contract right now that we recently had inspected.  Both sides of the duplex have long-term, paying tenants.  I'm not interested in finding new tenants if I don't have to since each unit is well...

First..I am a tenant in the city of Chicago. I am hoping to get some owners feedback. I live in a non smoking building. There  are a few general signs and an occasional email when people complain...bottom line they re...

We finally started to repair fire damaged property. tore out all burned material and gutted directly affected areas. Plaster on lathe walls are covered in soot. what is the best course of action demolish and replace o...

We decided to put our Chicago condo up for rent last year after moving out of state.  We have awesome tenants, who pay 5 days prior to rent being due and seem to be very vigilant over the unit and building.  The unit ...

I’m working on purchasing a duplex which has a 1 bedroom unit that has a noticeable cigarette smoke odor to it. My property manager let me know that in order to convert that to a non-smoking unit I would want to go th...

Hi All,Real estate investor here from Connecticuti have a situation i have never encountered before. My rental unit is non smoking, and upon lease termination the whole apartment smells like smoke, as well as dried up...

We purchased a 12-unit apartment complex in a town with around 4,000 people. This is the cheapest rent in town and the existing tenants were paying between 450-500. We've raised rents 10-12% and are rehabing units tha...

I live in a basement suite and recently some new tenants moved in...a woman and her daughter. The woman was kind enough to let me have the garage and a spot next to the garage to park my rv. I own the washer and dryer...