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The biggest problem is that since the tenant was rather young, all the previous addresses for herself were apartments so I have no permanent address to trace back to her.After reading advice on this forum, I've realized that going through small claims court for the money is not worth the trouble and money. 

While Iowa, statutorily speaking, appears to be a fairly Landlord friendly state (can cancel MtM leases without cause, etc.), it really depends on the judge you get. 

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After researching it appears he just paid 2k in taxes a week ago and i'm assuming he is trying to recoup the money he just spent but this is poor business practice in my eyes.

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Courts have already held that a claim of "entrapment" is not a sufficient defense.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-es...A court-appointed receiver is taking another big step in his push to sell off a portfolio of local apartment buildings tied to an alleged Ponzi scheme.A broker has already lined up buyers that have agreed to pay a combined $7.7 million for six South Side multifamily properties owned by affiliates of EquityBuild, a Florida-based real estate firm accused last year by the Securities & Exchange Commission of running the Ponzi scheme, court documents show.Now, the receiver, Kevin Duff, is asking a judge for permission to put a dozen more EquityBuild properties—11 on the South Side and one in west suburban Maywood—up for sale.