"unlicensed/uninsured handyman" Have you read every inch of your insurance policy??

Take a circular saw and set it where the blade will only cut about 1/8 inch deep, just enough to make it through the thickness of the board.

In a perfect world, I would have documentation of every inch of everything prior to move in, but I don't.Also in a perfect world, we would do a walk through together at check out, and iron out all the issues on damages, but he didn't show (well some sort of "emergency" prevented him from showing) and took an extra few days for him to remove his boat and firewood, left trash etc...Now regarding the damages that I am claiming that the ex-tenant caused, he is saying those were existing damages and he knew nothing of them.

Once you give an inch they will take a mile.I evicted a guy over a situation like this a few years back.

Even something as simple as maintaining a 1 inch margin on all sides of a document is sometimes required.

An example would be a one inch pipe with your half inch waterline in it.

We install the 2 inch faux wood blinds, curved shower curtain rods, white appliances (easy to match).

Spiral stairways are permitted, provided the minimum width shall be 26 inches (660 mm) with each tread having a 7 1⁄2 inch (190 mm) minimum tread depth at 12 inches from the narrower edge.

Every single inch (or it feels like that) of the walls have a mark, smudge, or indentation on it in the common areas.

If in the attack, go crazy lining the attack walk paths with traps.If there are pets on the property, set traps inside a 4 inch plumbing pipe.