(they live in my neighborhood so I do casual drive bys) They do have 4 kids and cats, and probably do live a busy life, but the clutter, garbage, cat litter smell in the basement and overall dirty mess was way over the top.When I did my screening, their former landlord didn't mention anything about them being slobs.

This is essential for egress (exit from the building) in the case of an emergency.Tenant agrees to keep their residence clear of excessive belongings and clutter, as an excessive pile up of things creates a fire and safety hazard.

Sue, I'm not looking to clutter her thread Multiple people in this thread have all said similar things, 'it's a huge pain to evict her in CA.'

Clutter, open food, causes bugs, rodents and disease. 

The clutter is intense in all of the rooms, the bathrooms are dirty, there is garbage in the hallways.

Of course the pics were from when the house was empty and cleaned, not how the tenant has it setup now with their clutter.

I'm not right at the beginning but still new enough that I'm not getting too cluttered up or anything.

I wouldn't put too much stock into their opinion because if they're not going through that problem... the website won't speak to them at their gut level... and they'll just look at all of the words as "clutter" that doesn't add value to them. 

All trash and clutter removed. 2.

Don't get distracted by clutter, odor, obsolete fixtures or appliances, wall or floor colors, etc.