The tenant left feces on the freshly painted walls and the new carpet, left a huge trash bag full of rotting food in the house, with maggots all over it. 

When you reach the point of filing for eviction, you can expect that acrimony will develop, so thinking some sort of agreement can work it out is just not the best line of thought; things will deteriorate and so it is just best for all parties to move on.One of the valuable things about BP is to offer the readers a practical education - so thanks to Rick Bassett for presenting that bit of wisdom so that I could highlight it for those not paying attention as closely ...

We then started keeping our dog food (which was in the house) in a sealed container and asked our tenants to do the same. 

If you want recovery for damages, take pictures, get the rental agreement from the PM and then file in Small Claims(SC) (hint: don't waste your time as winning is ease - - collecting is ney impossible).(2) highlights your PM agreement needs to address which party will file for either/both UD and SC as well as show up in court.

Anyway, just food for thought! 

Just some food for thoughts.

If the food is good he is committed and from the area I think it makes sense.  

The neatest trick with the travel write-offs too is that you can write-off the per diem amount for the city rather than your actual food and such expenses.

This is, of course, food for at least another post .

As stated above, except for any food or drink you happen to order there is no charge to attend.