They left the unit in very bad shape (holes in walls, cigarette smoke smell, soiling and damage from unauthorized pets, graffiti and intentional damage, unflushed turd and vomit in the toilet, drug paraphernalia and liquor bottles, disgusting furniture and trash left behind, fridge, dishwasher and oven looked like crime scenes, cockroaches in the cabinets, grease down the drain, literally the works).

So if I have to pick between getting paint finished in the kitchen or getting the dishwasher hooked up, the paint gets done since no one can see the dishwasher hookup.

@Dawn P.

No balconies, no laundry on-site, no dishwashers, no elevator (two stories).  

If you're worried about water, aside from buying non-pressboard vanities, you can also seal the exposed edges of the vanity with a polyurethane (learned this trick from countertop installers who do it underneath the counter where the dishwasher and sink go), set it on a waterproof base/pedestal, or just replace it when it starts to warp and rot. 

"I know you'd really like to put in a portable dishwasher.  

He also didn't even tape it properly (still gaps), didn't press it down all the way (my friend did), and left pieces of insulation all over the floor.Handyman checked pipes under the kitchen sink to troubleshoot why dishwasher drainage floods the kitchen.  

Originally posted by @Dawn Anastasi:I never have this issue but then again, I don't see any ads. 

I rented bare bones apartments that literally had no balconies, no dishwashers, no internet included,  no laundry onsite (laundromat across the street), and we didn't even have enough off-street parking to assign spaces.  

Only one of our five units has a dishwasher.