Should Owner determine repairs are necessary due to the misuse, abuse, or neglect by Tenant, his guests or invitees, Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of such repairs.

However, you can hold the tenant liable of they caused the problem through abuse or neglect.

I try to head that off by making them responsible if they abuse the house.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

He received over $1M of completely bogus IRS refunds in total.When the IRS criminal investigators finally caught up with him, the Orlando US Attorney's office declined to prosecute this upstanding citizen who, by the way, also engaged in other honorable activities such as physical abuse of his son and stealing from his late mother's estate.Telling y'all, we need to learn to work smarter, not harder.

Just make sure you are firm with your penalty for abusing it.

You can generally use the deposit for cleaning, repairs, and unpaid balances on rent, utilities, etc.You need to educate yourself on what is "ordinary" wear-and-tear and what is considered abuse and neglect.

The plumber says it's due to abuse of the system so they should pay for it.

If someone is being abusive in their tone, tell them you are not able to have a conversation with them until they are calm and respectful.

Poverty requirements, veteran status, domestic abuse, etc are all some of the requirements that I have heard people say are required.