They had 5 adults-- that's 5 people bringing in money, and they chose to give you the middle finger. 

👆Handle it diplomatically and then have one finger on the lease-non-renewal button going forward.

No running around and no finger pointing.

However, I believe in looking at the signs, and keeping your finger on the pulse of the surrounding market trends. 

Fingers crossed.

I found the experience extremely frustrating and will look elsewhere should I need a lawyer again (fingers crossed I won't need to).

Are you even surprised I get this:For FREE, reliably, day in day out, without spending a cent, without lifting a finger, while pretty much all of you are struggling to get leads?

Fingers crossed.

Over my long years of landlording I was much tougher on; uncleaned ovens, tubs and bathroom tile, "inadvertant" sheetrock holes from doorknobs, unmowed yards, unweeded flowerbeds, untrimmed shrubs, dirty windows and so on than carpet.

It's a nightmare out there right now and everyone and his uncle has a prediction for the next 'bubble' or the crash when the Fed raises interest rates, but that could be a number of years away, meanwhile the investor has sat on the sidelines (so many people became quickly priced out of the market because of this 'wait and see, cross fingers' approach) thereby losing appreciation potential, or buy the property and know that it could depreciate quickly when the market turns.It really does feel a little like getting into the stock market right now.