Just had a new tenant move into a 3-plex in a B-class historic neighborhood. Building is an old 5,000 sqft victorian that has been carved into 3 apartments, one of which I currently live in.
The morning after the first night that the new tenants moved in, the shared hallway and second floor of my unit (including my bedroom) smells strongly of pot. I was kind of surprised that the smell would penetrate like that, but maybe I shouldn't be given the age of the building and how drafty it may be between the units.
I don't have any personal issues against pot, but it does stink, my other tenants (who are phenomenal) sent me an email already this morning, so I'm going to have to discuss this with the new tenants today. I am covered in the lease if I need to evict them, "h. Lessee shall not at any time use the leased premises for any illegal activity."
So I wanted to ask if there were any tips from the more experienced landlords? Anyone had a similar issue that they've had to address and how did it go? Given they've only stayed there a night, should I let them out of the lease if they want to move out - less any fumigation costs deducted from their deposit?
Thanks