It's more trying if there are shotguns and/or pitbulls involved, but fountains of tears are not the easiest thing to deal with, either. 

a 6 year lifespan on carpet is very good. that should, in all likelihood, be considered reasonable wear and tear

It has 100 homes on the lot. 99 of them are brand new mobile homes and there is one mobile home that is a complete tear down.

More people equals more wear and tear on property.

This way they would not have to tear your deck up.

Was this a roof over or tear off job?  

The buyer was nervous about purchasing from a flipper so requested a "contractor warranty" that warrants the improvements we made (not wear and tear; only failure or things not working as they should).

The dark and light colors from the age of the wood look great with a little wear and tear.

The former covers the more routine added "wear and tear" from the dog, whereas the deposit covers excessive damage.  

Or say, an inspector is there to sign off on a roof permit but he sees trash from an obvious tear out of a bathroom out back while he's on the roof...is he then allowed to say, "I'm going inside because I suspect you demo'd a bathroom?"