At my local REIA meeting last night, a judge and an eviction lawyer who were the speakers, mentioned in passing that you could bar a tenant from medical Marijuana use on your property. While I do have in my lease no smoking, what is to stop a tenant from baking brownies? I also have a clause that no illegal activity can take place on the property including federal crimes so I would be legally sound for evicting a tenant for Marijuana use currently, but what happens if medical Marijuana is legalized at the federal level? I think it would be similar to ESAs and we would be forced to permit that activity on our properties. Has anyone done an eviction for medical Marijuana? Thoughts? --64.134.xx.xx

As long as they are not smoking in the unit, who cares if they want to bake brownies? --24.147.xx.xxx

The meds also come in capsule --166.182.xx.xx

Pot smokers are as bad if not worse than tobacco smokers about leaving little burn marks. But the reason we can forbid pot in rentals right now, even if it is "medicine" for the disabled, is because it is still in violation of federal law. --174.216.xx.xxx

Pot smokers are as bad if not worse than tobacco smokers about leaving little burn marks. But the reason we can forbid pot in rentals right now, even if it is "medicine" for the disabled, is because it is still in violation of federal law. --174.216.xx.xxx

As Oregon said, you can still forbid SMOKING it. You won't know if they use edibles or consume brownies. --50.82.xxx.xx

I would guess about half of my tenants currently smoke pot, and there's nothing "medical" about it. You may not allow it, but it happens. As far as pot brownies? I have neither the time nor the desire to monitor what they are baking. As long as they aren't cooking meth... --173.17.xx.xx

Thank you for the suggestion about mentioning Federal Crimes in the lease since NJ is going into the toity with the governor creating sanctuary cities and talking about legalizing pot. Oh and they want to charge people a fee if they use too much energy. --73.33.xxx.xxx

The problem with ingesting "brownies" is that pot makes people stupid and they will lose their jobs and not be able to pay rent. If they can't attack us with weapons and win they will try drugging people first. The barbarians are at the walls. --73.33.xxx.xxx

Want to eat pot brownies? It doesn't contaminate my homes. --131.151.xx.xx

Smoking is smoking,i don't care what kind of smoke,if the unit is non smoking they can't smoke,if smoking is allowed I don't care if it is cigarettes or pot go ahead and smoke.I doubt cops around here would even respond if I called and said someone was smoking pot in a unit or even on a front porch.Why would a landlord care if they are making and eating pot brownies? my job is to collect rent not to try to be there parent and tell them how to live. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Raise the deposit to cover smoke remediation, in my area a 1200bux deposit barely cover a 3 bedroom. --76.188.xxx.xx

Alcohol, valium and other legal things can do that as well Ally. Are we going to try to bar them from using those too? --72.188.xxx.xx

No need to legalize another problem substance. They will bar themselves from my rentals when they lose their jobs and don't pay. If I see signs of any substance abuse they don't get the unit. Not sure who said this or if it's correct "For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing." --73.33.xxx.xxx

Maybe I got lucky, but I had potheads (heavy use) in one unit. When they moved out there was no smoke odor or wall discoloration from what I could sense. The only odor was dog urine on the bedroom carpet from their chihuahua. --72.188.xxx.xx

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As Landlords you may want to add into your lease that smoking in any form in the unit will carry a cleaning charge of $1,000 and a repaint charge of $______. What does it cost to repaint your unit? Then have the tenant read the lease clause and initial it. HOWEVER will the amount of the security deposit cover the cost for smoke cleaning and repainting? --99.56.xx.xx

I don't want to rent to people with substance problems either, but I hope you're using something more solid than a hunch that they're on drugs to deny them. --72.188.xxx.xx

It doesn't matter if a landlord fines tenants for smoking pot in a duplex or quad or larger building with a cleaning or repainting charge, because other tenants will leave when they smell that and the fine will never cover that loss of income. --73.33.xxx.xxx

Our LL assn has a clause in their lease regarding not just smoking, but growing too. You don't want either. Michigan law says you can ban smoking or growing of medical. --97.95.xxx.xx

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John, I will get it on Monday... --97.95.xxx.xx

Great -- thanks! --24.180.xxx.xxx

John - Landlord and tenant agree that there will be no smoking, growing, grow operation (either commercial or by an individual) of medical marijuana on the premises. Violation will result in immediate termination of the lease. --97.95.xxx.xx