Twelve to eighteen months later, an appellate panel rules that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion. 

This could be legitimate or an abuse of the system.  

Complete abuse and invasion of privacy for both myself and that prospective tenant. 

It's been much easier for me to deal with things like chronic lateness, taking long lunches, etc. when I'm not around, if I make it very clear to them during the interview that I will not tolerate any type of abuse of their actual hours. 

The only places that she could find on short notice are sketchy apartments where the landlord has asked her for sexual favors.

These laws exist for good reason, but unfortunately in most jurisdictions (all I have ever checked into) the laws are written in a way that leave the door wide open for abuse if one so chose to do so.

If the water isn't being abused, you may look into the legality of just doing a RUBS type setup instead of meters.

Within a week of him moving in, we had numerous complaints from neighbors and the HOA about loud noises like domestic abuse, etc.

@Richie Thompson If it is free they will abuse it and their friends will come over and do their laundry too.

Whatever you put in is going to be abused.