Upon his departure he was supposed to leave the keys under the rug but he did not do so because he believed that the $200 security deposit was to be returned.

Do they tear down old homes in mature neighbourhoods  and intensify by building towns or semi-detached dwellings?

I tend to put it bedrooms also as a tenant always has the option of putting an area rug over it if they prefer a warmer feel, whereas there's no alternative if there's carpet in the bedroom.

Have accidents on rugs and carpeting.

This will intensify, leading to greater wear and tear, higher utility bills, etc.We know that there will be even more renters, as the homeownership rate is dropping sharply, due to foreclosures, bad credit, lack of down payments, and tighter mortgage underwriting.

Thus they may show an income of 50k, yet 15k in mortgage interest deductions, for example.I asked him if it was a regional thing or only in Southern California and he said no, the IRS let it be known they are just intensifying examination of interest deductions versus income to see if there is a trend or some such thing.

Tenants can always put area rugs over them if they wish.We put wood in high traffic areas and carpet in bedrooms.

We all work pretty hard at assuaging our concsience, at sweeping our internal objections under the rug, or justifying ourselves in any numbers of ways.  

Tore off every closet door, kicked holes in the walls, ripped towel racks off the walls, cut holes in screens, flooded out the laundry room, left pink magic marker all over the carpet in the downstairs family room, stole two new rugs. 

If so, then I must slow down and completely change my strategy to avoid the need for bank loans if that rug can be yanked out from under me at any time.