They left the unit in better shape than when they moved in because they believe that just because being poor is no excuse to live messy.

Steve, no they were just vvery messy people. 

What you do now will allow you the opportunity to build the portfolio you deserve after this mess is sorted out.  

No matter how nice of units you have, people and life gets messy.

I have a property in Baltimore county, and the neighbors are very messy / don’t take care of their home.

If I wasn't renting now, I'd get rid of the thing.Fruit trees: messy, messy, messy. 

Since you say "people" are complaining, that suggests more than one neighbor finds the mess left behind unsightly - which also suggests that your yard is not fenced and therefore your mess is just there for everyone else to live with.

I wouldn’t show occupied/messy units in normal times.

@Andrew SchraderAlong with the messiness of having to evict someone not on the lease - what if he doesn’t pass a background check.

It served their purpose of making the situation look horrible and the impending threat of evictions huge.The problem is that media is such a mess, I can't tell if they're manipulating facts to push an agenda if they're just really bad at their job!