This will prevent future problems. 

Hire an attorney to recover the amount from the tenant.If allowed in your local laws, the best ways to prevent tenants from filing disputes are:1.

Is there any way to prevent this from happening?

What I’m wondering is—even though they’re allowed in unincorporated miami dade county—if folks who have applied for licenses in this county are getting obstacles thrown at them preventing them from getting licenses.

Solving those two problems will prevent problem four from happening.

I recommend you read some books about how to manage properties well, use a strong contract, know that contract inside/out, know your state law inside/out, build policies and procedures to catch and stop problems quickly, know how to screen and select good applicants, etc.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

In those cases, making it easier to evict someone doesn't prevent them from putting rocks or cement in your toilet.

This prevents people from just grabbing (and losing) the original TV remote but still leaves it accessible if someone needs to do something that's hard/impossible with the Roku remote.

Rent control may prevent you from increasing the rent fast enough to keep pace with inflation.

There are a lot of people doing on-market here in Florida, if you are planning on going that route make sure to have the right disclosures to prevent any fines.Always disclose to your buyers that you are selling your equitable interest or rights to purchase the property.