We offer 4 different payment methods to our tenants: Online ACH via our PM software (no charge) Deposit @ our bank ($3 charge) Credit Card ($5 + cc fees) Mail ($10 charge)Notice we charge a fee for the less desirable options to encourage the behavior we want:)

I don't reward bad behavior.

Hyperinflation or high inflation for that matter is not always from money supply anymore. from behavioral economics we know inflation can be demand driven as described by Khan in 1975 called adaptive expectations which is what happening today. consumers expect higher prices, so consumers buy more now in anticipation driving up prices and companies charge more knowing consumers expect higher prices and will pay higher prices.

It would be an eviction if the tenant does not cure the problem/behavior, AND stays in the unit, AND you take it to court and the judge rules in your favor.That said,  definitely do what you have already started - contact an attorney as this sounds complicated,   with what sounds like a problematic tenant (even before the flood) and some management missteps.I'm pretty sure the way it works in WA is if you have a lease that does not explicitly require the tenant to vacate at the end of its term,   then it is considered to convert to a month to month tenancy upon end of its original term. 

Raleigh was so bad, it would not surprise me if we see some investigation for bad behavior. 

Then,add your inspection to the mold report and kiss'm goodbye at the door - - you can do w/o the drama.accuse them fraud, tell'm you will copy the Dr with the mold report and kiss'm goodbyetell'm that you will report their behavior to any landlord that asks for a reference

The stuff with the girlfriend is bad behavior, but if you did not deal with it while he was living there, judge may not care.I normally would say that the tenant will not go to court. 

If you find that you are having to check it every single time, that's definitely not the intended behavior.

It's just a shame that grown adults will spend a considerable amount of money to rent a well kept home, and then revert to adolescent behavior while staying.

We also use contract language to come to agreement about behavior and expectations, (i.e.