Those who do not give a forwarding address generally are afraid of being served with a notice or lawsuit for the cost of damage beyond what their deposit covered. 

Even if you get a full time property manager they will not be able to deal with a roof repair situation or any storm damage without your direct involvement.

Then the Commission would act according to the ruling...but they can't assign punitive damages.

., damages, noise complaints).

It was an 8 unit building and it was a total disaster for all of the other tenants loud music, crack, heroin, property damage mad orgies etc...Evictions of this kind take forever and the local PD wasn't much help so we had to hire off duty police officers to work 3rd shift security till we got her out of there.  

Anyway, repairing flood damage is not a big deal.

We used to do pet deposits, but now we collect a one-time "pet fee" upfront that is designated for damage repair and cleaning on the back end. 

I like your attention to water and moisture - its one of the leading causes for property damage.  

Perhaps, your PMC needs a better lease or an addendum to cover issues like this.PMC should send a warning letter that clearly outlines repurcussions of what will happen if the tenant doens't comply.YOU must be prepared for the tenant not paying, requiring eviction and any potential retaliation damage to the property.

He lives a standard young professional life, so no damage or issues have come up in the past 3 years that could break any lease terms.