I bought this condo at the end of 2021. The tenant is pre-existing, pays rent on time and doesn't give any issues, seems like a nice enough guy. He's lived there for over 5 years with his teenage son.

The property management company did an inspection today and the place was filthy. If it was vacant I would do a head to toe remodel.

Filthy carpeting, mildew around bathtub, brown stains on shower walls and ceiling (hard water?), closet doors falling off, cabinets need rehab, stove falling apart, botched paint job in a room or two by tenant, sinks that don't work right, stoppers missing on sinks and bathtubs, appears to have done some do-it yourself repairs by wrapping tape around a pipe leak for example, air filter appears to be very old.

The only positive is that he doesn't have trash/garbage all over the place. No signs of insects or other infestations.

A new stove is on the way and they are sending a handyman and plumber to sort out a few other issues the correct way.

Property manager sent over a note to tenant, being as nice a possible without calling the person a slob, to keep the place in some type of cleanly order. He basically blamed long work hours and back to back shifts for not keeping up with the property.

My main worry - is liability if this place becomes a mold fest and he decides to claim sickness and place the blame on me over the condition he created.

I'm sure a few people here had dealings with tenants like this.