It's abused horribly and HUD actually came out with some recent guidance that more narrowly defines it.  

(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if a landlord proceeding under the provisions of subsection (b)(3) has actual knowledge or is notified of a protection from abuse order entered for the protection of the tenant or a member of the tenant's immediate family, the landlord shall refrain from disposing of or otherwise exercising control over the personal property of the tenant for thirty days from the date of the notice.  

I know several landlords who don't provide any appliances because if they are in the property when the tenant moves in, the landlord is responsible for maintenance on the appliances.Given the fact that tenants usually (at least in my target market) don't treat the rent-house as their home but rather a place to live, won't they abuse the appliances more then normal hence increasing the operating costs for you as a landlord?

Now if you had a month to month tenant who "broke all the rules" (excessive noise/unreasonably disturbing the neighbors etc etc), you are within your rights to mutually resolve this with said abusive tenant using some of the pointers I outlined earlier.  

NOTE: There are new rules in place for both interest rate and abusive attorney's fees.

Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access or entry1) If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement.

It sounds like if the tenant knows how to abuse the legal system, he can drag you through the mud for years before you even get to present the photo evidence to the judge.

Hi Guys,Firstly let me say Thankyou for the opertunity to get these questions answered by the best of the best.I'm a 20 year old wannabe millionaire who's really struggling in life and in need of some real estate help.Before I begin just a really quick piece of background info, I havn't had an easy life, I had everything taken from me when I was 10 and have been living in an abusive house hold for the past few years struggling to get my education and become a great person in life.

They said the types of people are DUI, drug rehab, family abuse, etc. and they stay for a short period.

I would take it out because it will only be abused.