If you go into a restaurant and order a $12 meal and don't pay it's a crime and you'll probably arrested before you leave the parking lot.

He was already having wages garnished and property being seized by that time.There are some leeches out there who spend thousands on fancy vacations, expensive meals, expensive clothes, etc.

Even if the owner and PM does everything correct, that does not release any liable claims to a potentially long supply chain of builders, contractors, building supply companies, etc, from their parts and services to the maintenance schedules they have in their owners manuals.

Usually the only thing they can say is they haven't found anything else yet in their rent range or that you are holding the security deposit.If it's they haven't found anything the judge will give the eviction order or maybe one more week to pay up.If it's the security deposit issue the judge might order you to give back the deposit and the tenant to and the tenant to be out by a certain date.If the tenant is claiming they had to make repairs then the judge will ask for receipts from a valid business with a date and time and proof the tenant paid for the repairs.In all the years of the judges being on bench the last one in our area said they have seen the repair defense thousands of times but have never seen a tenant produce repair receipts.I am sure it has happened but it is rare.The judge will validate the receipts are not inflated receipts from uncle bubba their friend or that work was done and they said to bill the landlord when the tenant is claiming they paid out of pocket (trying to double dip and get a repair credit off rent and then stick landlord with the repair bill at the same time).Every area is different but this is how I see these cases go down in mine.If they mention the mold as said give back security deposit and tell them they need to move.Say the place can't be made safe while people are are living there or storing things there.Sounds like a professional tenant just yanking your chain and that you have an older building with issues and they are using that against you.No legal advice.

Other expenses incurred during the course of a business trip, such as meals and lodging, are deductible when you are required to be away from home overnight (or long enough to require sleep).

Don't forget IRS has superior lien no matter when filed in the chain.

I know a Realtor who missed the sq ft of a home by more than 10%, she ended up paying for loss of wages, plane tickets, motel bills, meals plus an award for thier trobles as well as attorney fees and court costs.

The moles are pretty blind and chase the grubs, if they detect a meal in another direction that's where they head.

My suggestion is to visit a local camera shop that sells to pro photographers - not a big box chain.

Move up the food chain; regardless of who would get the blame, getting it moved is the right thing to do.