No we can not simply replace undesirable/bad tenants in a nanny state.Here is another example of Ontario codes- Ontario human rights- landlords may not use a income scale to determine a applicants ability to pay.

Or I suppose you could buy one of those fake CCTV cameras and put it up in the laundry room for $39 to appear like the room is being monitored...would feel pretty "watched" cheating the laundry.

Paid him $1000 flat plus expenses for ~5 days of work to assemble furniture and do all the misc basic startup stuff (internet, cameras, appliance delivery, etc).

Just because the tenant wants to pay and the landlord would love him to pay doesn't mean there is no risk of penalty, especially in this nanny state of Maryland or if the guy turns out to be a nut and he's tearing up the place or releasing roaches (Pacific Heights) and he's all paid up; you'd have a hard time getting him out.  

What are some good recommendations on security cameras and/or alarms.

She would bang on the wall, set up camera and pointing to the driveway; and the latest story was she used a audio device to measure how 'loud' our tenants was during Eastern holiday, during day time, omg... she is just ridiculous.We thought about ditching the property, but we bought it at the peak, 2006 and just way under water and stuck.Over the years, we have had better luck sometimes, and worse luck sometimes, it's like the weather and we just cross our fingers and hope for the best.

Buy some of these dummie surveillance cameras (really cheap from some of these surplus selling mags).

We also added a faux security camera.

I use Wi-Fi thermostats to save on electricity between guests and have a couple exterior cameras to keep an eye on the place.

I'm thinking of installing a security camera.