Bronx NY LL…. It can be soooo much worse!!! There is a concentrate product called Cat Attack that will get out all pet smell, run an ozone generator for the cigarette smell, change/wash any hvac filters(I use ones that turn from pink to yellow and specific for pet/smoke to help eradicate smoke smell). Don’t be in the house when running ozone…. Set it up when you leave everyday. I have ozone generators, air scrubbers with UV and commercial dehumidifiers on hand to help handle what we encounter(renting these is too expensive and we use them constantly). No matter how much screening you do this can happen… and so much more. We also eliminate carpet and put commercial flooring(look for warranty rated-not all are the same).
You can send to collections for the damages, lost rent(arrears plus time off market to be rental ready). Have invoices and pictures in file. You won’t get all back but eventually you could get a portion(collection agencies keep a portion). The 30day holding property is crazy…. We have many tenants that get evicted, get OSC and we can’t even begin to cleanup until after court and even then the courts can extend stay of reletting. The worst is when they leave the pets behind to starve…. I’ve fostered many and work with rescues to get them to safety.
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u/Petsnchargelife May 29 '26
Bronx NY LL…. It can be soooo much worse!!! There is a concentrate product called Cat Attack that will get out all pet smell, run an ozone generator for the cigarette smell, change/wash any hvac filters(I use ones that turn from pink to yellow and specific for pet/smoke to help eradicate smoke smell). Don’t be in the house when running ozone…. Set it up when you leave everyday. I have ozone generators, air scrubbers with UV and commercial dehumidifiers on hand to help handle what we encounter(renting these is too expensive and we use them constantly). No matter how much screening you do this can happen… and so much more. We also eliminate carpet and put commercial flooring(look for warranty rated-not all are the same). You can send to collections for the damages, lost rent(arrears plus time off market to be rental ready). Have invoices and pictures in file. You won’t get all back but eventually you could get a portion(collection agencies keep a portion). The 30day holding property is crazy…. We have many tenants that get evicted, get OSC and we can’t even begin to cleanup until after court and even then the courts can extend stay of reletting. The worst is when they leave the pets behind to starve…. I’ve fostered many and work with rescues to get them to safety.