with that much damage I would also turn over to your insurance company they may take a swing at it and go after the tenants criminally I know I had one tenat do 40k of damage in a 2 year old home I owned it was a 200k home.. and insurance covered about 30k of it and they filed a criminal case against the tenant.. not sure what happened..but its worth checking.PM cannot be there all the time.. unless you specifically pay them to do a monthly inspection or quarterly inspection..

Tampering with the meter is a criminal offense, including trespassing... needless to say, I will not be heeding the advice of my landlord.  

You want to make sure they will be able to pay rent on time and don't have a criminal history (especially because they are living in the same house as you)!

I would never consider renting to someone without a good reference from a previous landlord, income which is three times the rent, and passing a criminal background check.

Being a bad business manager is not criminal, just like being a bad investor is not criminal.

Taking emotions out of the equation, the marketing of real estate (or contracts involving the sale of real estate) without a real estate license, is a criminal offense in many states (Arizona included).

Many states have enacted laws and regulations to thwart these types of transactions, and many have teeth in them to include both civil and criminal penalties now.

Originally posted by Account Closed:Not a bad analogy but what if someone sees the car like you said cleans off the cobwebs then tries to move it It does not start so you start taking apart the car removes parts scatters them around but does not have the knowledge or means or will to get the job done and leaves it in a worse situation then it was before The person squatting on the property is still a squatter until the 5 years or 10 years process has completed ,before that it is just an illegal act Thankfully, the scenario you describe is not a civil matter, but a criminal one.  

No criminal history.

I was told that they pulled the credit report but not the criminal and everything look fine except they paid late a couple of time but is current on his payment now.