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Landlords Are Applauding City's New Rental Law

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Commercial Real Estate Agent with American Apartment Owners Association

cigarettesA new law in Buffalo, New York creates more work for landlords.

There was little notice when the law went into effect this spring.   

Landlords must now draft an additional disclosure document- one that lays out whether smoking is allowed on the rental property, and if so, where.  The tenant must receive this disclosure before they sign.  Landlords also must modify rental leases to track the new policy.  

 

So why are landlords so happy to have this extra work? Read more...

 

See our feature, Battle for Smoke-Free Apartments Heats Up.  

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Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

Smoke FREE rental units are more desirable and asking if applicants SMOKE has been around in printed lease forms for years * Kudos to CA for starting the trend!!!

May 27, 2010 12:19 AM