If it was a licensed contractor, I would have expected the contractor to pay for damage they caused especially true if the contractor had verbalized that the tenant’s belongings were going to be safe where they were located.If a contractor believes the items are safe and likely has the best understanding of the work to perform, then why would the tenant believe otherwise?

This covered all sides.Just make sure that the final payment includes a standard lien waiver just to be on the safe side.There are platforms that manage this process as well, we used LevelSet.

With the leak, I'm sure they'd appreciate a safe, dry place to store them. 

I built half a dozen homes in Seaside Or on the hill above town and half way up my street was the start of the safe zone for Tsunami  when you put that into perspective..

. - I moved to Cincinnati ~2 years ago for work so I don’t know what areas of Cincinnati are relatively safe and would be ideal for renting out in the future because ideally I would want to keep this property long term and use it as a rental property.Any suggestions would be amazing.

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

If you think yours is going into the sanitary sewer connected to the toilet, that's a lot of water to put into that system quickly, you might want to do the same listening technique that I did.

Make sure they do not have a high turnover rate.5) Cleaner is bonded and insured6) Yes, it is safe to give a cleaner a key.

I would also recommend Waivo or Safely for damage insurance protection.

You need to ensure the work is done professionally to maintain a safe living space.