Room Smells Like Dirty Armpit

[Mike Lamb]

A bunch of dudes live in this duplex and one of the bedrooms in the basement smelled like very bad human hygiene. It was bad. Nobody wanted to go on the room.

Is there a delicate way of stating this? Does anyone have boiler plate to share?

[Robert Jones]

Basement room smells like ass. Have the tenant take a hygiene course and pay for a cleaning service to remove his odor. Something like that:)

[Eric B]

A delicate way? How about significant odors exist?

[Jim Morrison]

If the smell wasn't delicate, then your description of it shouldn't be either. If it was awful, say so.

The tricky part for me would be: What do you tell them to do about it?

Observation: The smell in that room would knock a buzzard off a shitwagon.

Analysis: It's uninhabitable.

Recommendation: Consult with a reputable room de-smeller?

We used to have a firm in the Boston area that guaranteed they could remove any smell from any room, but they left the area a few years back. What do other folks recommend?

[kurt]

I usually just tell folks it's a pit, it stinks, and expect to strip it out and install new interior finishes. Nothing complicated....basic rental property management stuff.

[Marc]

Glade plug-ins and a blindfold. Won't work without a blindfold. Says so on TV.

Marc

[Rob Amaral]

I say there is " an intolerable odor of some kind' at such and such and for them to get estimates for costs to remove it that may include refinishing of interior surfaces or removal/replacement of them.. " Something like that.. Then I'd just look at one of the clients or realtor and ask them, 'what does it smell like to you.. ? " They answer.. and their answers go in the report. "Client stated it smelled like body odor'..

[Tom Raymond]

The unit smells like a gym bag and your client wants to buy it anyway? They don't have a clue about ownership and you should advise them to remain renters.

[Jim Baird]

My inspections are "primarily visual" anyway.

Believe it or not, I actually have seen a kind of "cologne" named "Locker Room" that had a powerful BO scent that is rumored to be exciting to some tastes.

Maybe the occupant was a local distributor of something like it.