My family owns many rentals in several states. The law many not state that you have to paint and clean between rentals but most do, it is almost a must if the renters were smokers. Because of health issues we have far more people requesting homes/apt that have not had smokers in them. It requires alot of money to get a rental ready that has had a smoker living in it for any length of time. It ruins the pain, shades or blinds and takes forever to get the smell out. Thats the reality of it all.