Seen the computerized record of her last encounter with her ex and read the statement that led to the protection-from-abuse order against her ex, with all four kids SSN's clearly written out by an incompetent cop in the report? 

There just isn't a good reason to offer this amenity and tenants will often abuse this. 

A perfect example was a 4 plex listed as 2br/1 ba units near a bus stop that was "below rent" for the area. 

I did not abuse this.. but we did have a customer service rep that handled our account and she would do a date down on the computer verbally to me.. 

You seemed ok in the original post to just write it off but remember that this is a business and that is an expense that will be taken out of your bottom line and utilities can really hurt you if not paid for a while especially if the tenant is abusing them.

IMO your options are: (1) look in less expensive markets where your dollar goes further, (2) invest in a different asset type, (3) invest with someone else / partner on a deal, (4) wait for prices to adjust, if it happens... personally, I would expect to see some distressed sellers who are going to be taken out by the eviction moratoriums due to abusive tenants - MA is brutal when it comes to the super-progressive lawmakers who think free rent w/o aid to landlords is perfectly acceptable... but I digress.

Reports of child abuse are down 40%.   

I resent paying system abusers extortion money to move out; 5 k is too much tho.can u get the police involved somehow?  

Simply because that's where the IRS has identified the most abuse of the tax code.

You could also see if you have a tenant that's more of a slob because they are most likely to abuse systems.Will they pay?