This is your business and pattern of behavior.2.

In this case, your landlord is exhibiting all sorts of improper behavior. 

We want to purchase a home in a Denver suburb about 8 miles away next summer to live closer to family and be in a better school district for our son, who is in special education and is experiencing increased behavioral challenges.

There are certain areas I expect to see this behavior from, including Cook County, IL.

But that eventually escalated into “unauthorized” modifications to our property and that resulted in crazy and passive-aggressive behavior when we started to object. 5 years later the drama started—confrontations, restraining order, police visits, but eventually we got him evicted.

Are you able to share some examples of what specific actions/behaviors the people you know who are "tearing it up" take? 

How do we even teach our kids these days from right to wrong if there is never consequence to their behavior?

There is no way you can keep up with all the changing rules.Lease agreement - The lease agreement is the number one tool for controlling tenant behavior, protecting the property, and collecting the rent.

A great tenant has less to do with the whether or not their job is a blue collar or white collar as it does with their overall history of responsible behavior.

However, there is no permanent shift to MTR as a lifestyle and the pandemic was a brief blip on the radar for that behavior.