Apartment damaged by tenants- will insurance pay?

[Jan Gudell]

Deadbeat tenants left an apartment with several thousand dollars in damage and stole some items. Gouged, badly worn hardwood floors, missing and damaged window treatments, window screens, light fixtures, holes in walls, screen door, pet odor, waste etc. An attorney advised there is little chance of recouping damages from them. Is an insurance claim likely to yield any funding for repairs and replacement?