So you could do something like that too.If you did all that and they still broke the lease and left, well I’d say you did all you could have done.  

A commission listed on the MLS plano is for MLS members only (not alot of people know that because listing agents choose to pay a co-broke without checking the other agent's status).If you have a separate commission agreement (which obviously you would have to call something else because you can not make a commission as an unlicensed person), you would need to make it a part of the contract by mentioning it as Addenda within the contract. 

The paperwork was almost finally through the courts in 2020 when suddenly Covid broke out.

The other guest broke a window.

If you were an insurance carrier with only 5 policies, then one payout would make you go broke.

In my post above I broke down the response rates and types of responses.

Hello,In a house I rent out, the tenant fell and broke their arm on a staircase a year ago.

If a truck drove over your pipe and broke it I think they would cover but not for things that happen over time. 

If you do change the locks you have just broke the law locking out a tenant and this could come back bad on your part. 

My rentals are in one of the most affordable spots in the nation, so I don't see the city or state seeing a need for rent control anytime in the foreseeable future...but politicians do love to fix things that aren't broke and ignore things that are broke.