Or do musical chairs.

If he has been living in the house for 20+ years and is a moderate to heavy smoker, there may be rooms where scrubbing, sealing and painting simply won't keep the chemicals from coming to the surface and you will end-up pulling down the drywall and hanging new.We renovated a house some years ago where the former owner had a favourite chair in one corner of the living room where she sat and smoked.  

Don't say that in Sun City, they will beat you to a pulp with their walkers and canes then run over you with their power chairs..

Don't fall off your chair! 

., wheel chair, walker, etc., some states (if not all) will make you accommodate these individuals at THEIR expense, and then they are responsible for putting the rental unit back to the condition that  it was when they rented it. 

Also, stains on couch cushions and the fabric on the dining room chairs that might not come out.

I pitch it as, "The new place is empty - not even a table or chairs.  

I'd take it one step further, get to the meeting early, meet the person in charge, and volunteer your time to help out- whether it's checking people into the meeting or stacking chairs, you'll be positioning yourself to be noticed and can tell people what you are looking for.

It was a large Hispanic community with the chairs out on the patio with people conversing and enjoying a nice afternoon....the clothes drying on the clothesline.

A prominent real estate investor in California related a story to me yesterday that nearly knocked me off my chair.