You can always throw it out if you don't need it, but should you need proof of her behavior, you will have it.This sounds like it's going to be a bumpy 4 months.

You should have demanded the PM correct the bad behavior or terminate the lease, rather than allow it to continue for the remainder of their lease.Vinyl plank in the kitchen, living room, bathroom, hallway, laundry, and other common areas.

If that tenant paid a $10,000 deposit, do you think he would adjust his behavior and try to get some of that money back?

Striking that balance between strategic and action-oriented behavior is a challenge.To the more strategic end, are there any comprehensive checklists for getting a complete REI operation rolling, particularly using the BRRRR strategy? 

Technically you would think they would be on their best behavior and if this is it it will only get worse from here.Just make sure to document everything and have a paper trail for the what-if scenario.

Make sure you document everything well - particularly complaints from other people, get a copy of the police report on the gas incident, make a formal record of his behavior and try to get it on film.  

But do I feel that by not doing it I'm rewarding bad behavior? 

Things like writing down your criteria (no rude behavior).

Catch yourself before making frivolous money decisions and adjust your behavior.

It could be that the one partner was a financial mess until the other partner came along and straightened things out; when this is the case, the derogatory data should be older and appear to cut off, coinciding with the new partner helping to correct the bad behavior.Or you could have a situation where one partner is the scapegoat for all debts that they are planning to not pay, while the other will keep a clean track record; when this is the case, the bad behavior is ongoing and will have more recent derogatories appearing - because they still want some expensive things that they really can't afford.And there is one other possibility that I will point out.