Public Housing Smoking Ban

[Benton]

(11-13-2015, 03:44 PM)djs7685 Wrote:

Lucie's right on this one.

I only carpet the bedrooms now, and I wouldn't do that if I had an alternative that's as cheap as carpet. But having had smokers as renters, it's difficult to get the smell out. You pretty much have to air the place out for days and use some heavy duty cleaners on the walls and floors. And that costs, whether you do it yourself or pay to have it done.

The alternative is leaving it smelling like an ash tray, which can exclude some potential renters. And the danger there is, it's really, really hard to find good renters. Any time I list a property, I get 20-40 responses within a week. Maybe 2-3 of those are viable (have a job, have an employment/living history, don't have too many people for the size of dwelling). Anything to reduce that number is negative to keeping my rental rates affordable.