smell of marijuana

[hornraider]

Originally Posted by LandLordLu

I did a walk through of one of my properties. It was a scheduled walk through. I found ashes in an big tray in the living room and the entire house smelled of marijauana. I'm not 100% certain what it was, but that was my guess. My lease does not say that they can't smoke in the house, but what actions can I take here if they are illegal things? If you can provide links to texas rental code that would be great. Thanks

And the problem is....Are they not sharing with you?

J.k.

But seriously, if they arent causing any trouble, why even bother with trying to take action against people that arent hurting anyone? Would you prefer a wife-beating drunk to live there instead? At least he's not smoking pot, right.
Besides, if you have no proof, the cops will tell you the same thing. If the place still smells like weed or whatever, just take it out of their deposit.

[979Texan]

Potheads are losers, plain and simple.

But congrats on the troll.

[LandLordLu]

txdemo- I'm trying to take care of my investment. I worked long hours, saved my money, did lots of the fix-up myself, I sacrificed to buy this rental. I post items I need help with, feedback with, if you don't help don't reply. I'm asking here first to avoid continually paying an attorney.

To everyone else - currently in Texas it is illegal to smoke that. I want to protect my investment and yes, I do not want the house to smell like smoke when they leave, esp an illegal substance. This post isn't about why it is bad or not. It is about land lord rights and to protect his property.

Because I want to protect my investment, plus not be an ahole, i've asked them to do any smoking outside. I guess for future leases I will put NO SMOKING period.

[LonghornHotspur]

Originally Posted by westhou

Better than drinking alcohol. Never understood why smoking pot is so bad yet alcohol is readily available to cause much more harm.

Because there is no Philip Morris or Anheuser-Busch (or whatever their now sanitized corporate takeover names are now) to lobby Congress (translation: $$$$) for legalization of pot, like they've done for cigarettes and alcohol.

[curbur]

Originally Posted by 979Texan

Potheads are losers, plain and simple.

But congrats on the troll.

I take it Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are losers, as well as Seth McFarlane and Morgan Freeman. What have you even accomplished in your life that lets you speak from such a position of superiority?

[DabOnEm]

Originally Posted by jerbear30

If there are no other problems with the tenant, the weed is probably a nonissue. The biggest issue here is the long-term damage the smoke would do to the home. If I were you, I'd see this as a call to change future leases to stipulate that there be no smoking in the home.

Long term, weed smoke doesn't smell up a house as long as you have A/C and don't live like a pig. It's not like cigarette smoke.

[colcat]

Originally Posted by JoninATX

I have a job(s) that drug test. I don't go to work high like some people would and I do it on my leisure time. As a 27yr old working 2 jobs and going to school it does get stressful, and pot helps me relax so I can think more of what I'm doing instead of thinking "Did I finish this, or did I finish that". It also helps with my anxiety and depression as well. If your against pot that's fine but alot of people may not know that Marijuana is alot more useful than just smoking.

If your job(s) have random drug testing, you are screwed...

[NickelsTX]

Originally Posted by colcat

If your job(s) have random drug testing, you are screwed...

Synthetic urine. He's fine.

[txdemo]

Originally Posted by LandLordLu

txdemo- I'm trying to take care of my investment. I worked long hours, saved my money, did lots of the fix-up myself, I sacrificed to buy this rental. I post items I need help with, feedback with, if you don't help don't reply. I'm asking here first to avoid continually paying an attorney.

You're right. I jumped the gun. I just saw multiple posts about things that landlords should already have knowledge about and thought you were trolling. You're a new landlord so it's understandable. Sorry about that.

[nativehoustonian777]

LandlordLu, all you can do is enforce the lease. No point in making enemies with the people that pay you. If nothing is stated in the lease, there isn't much you can do. You could casually bring it up and advise them to smoke outside, however anything beyond that isn't fair game.