I've had to deal with inappropriate behavior before but nothing this blatant or agressive.

If you renewed their lease, I would let it go and then end their lease when it expires.If they are on a month-to-month, I would give them written notice that they failed to establish utilities so you are terminating their lease.I believe tenants that blatantly violate one rule - particularly a major one - are likely to violate more in the future.

There are literally thousands and thousands of posts like- I need a PM in Cleveland- I need a Realtor in Baltimore- I need a contractor in Detroit- I need a therapist in LA- I need a podiatrist in VermontThen of course the only responses to these countless threads are people recommending their business associates along with blatant and semi blatant self promotion.

Unless you think there is blatant fraud that has resulted in thousands of dollars in damages to you then the cost of hiring an auditor and then dealing with a PM that now knows you don’t trust them probably isn’t worth it.

Part of me wondered if he just was so overwhelmed or busy with other things that he purposely threw it together to get me to fire him, in my mind the errors were that blatant.

If they charge for something that was blatantly never done then you should just call the contractors board and file a complaint, but also you should definitely not pay that amount if it’s in dispute.BUT I’m assuming this was not an actual bid from a licensed contractor.

That wouldn't be enough to even replace carpet in one room, but it will reduce your risk a little.My personal policy is that I do not keep tenants that blatantly violate the lease.

The point is....things that are blatantly unconstitutional have been enacted.

The county is adding code and changing definitions base on "office policy"....which is blatantly illegal.

We asked our tenants to move out due to the blatant violation of the 'no pet' clause, but the damage has been done, and the unit reeks of dog pee.