Tenant agrees to allow Landlord timely access to premises to do maintenance and repair.Tenant will notify Landlord in a timely manner of any damages or problems as they arise, including damages caused by Tenant, malfunction of appliances or fixtures, and water/moisture leaks and spots.Tenant will take care of the premises, keeping them clean and clear of debris.In your case, the tenant may have been oblivious to what was happening, or saw it and didn't care to tell you.

The family members were all married and did not want the spouses of each partner to take over if one of the partners died.Our client owned several farms outside of the Chicagoland area which when purchased in 2005, at the peak of the market, having values in excess of 5,000,000.

Basements have too much moisture and if a pipe leaks that carpet is toast.

(a) A landlord shall not demand or receive any security deposit in an amount or value in excess of one month's rent or $100, whichever is greater.

A better bet would be to live a frugal/conservative life, invest all that excess capital into additional real estate investments.  

Security deposits are meant for damage and excessive dirtiness upon move out.

The house had excess wear and tear and damage that is above the amounts I collected for cleaning and security deposits.  

that's seems very excessive.  

it comes with a 25 year residential warranty, and it will hold up to moisture and water spills way better than a typical laminate.  

Did you need to add any underlayment or moisture barrier to that product?