I would do exterior landscaping, clean up the outside if that applies.

So, I do agree with hedging your bets and serving a notice to pay or quit.The issue with them not paying rent and you using the security deposit is that they have zero incentive to clean the unit and if they damage it, you have no additional funds.If it were me, I'd serve them an eviction notice and then mark them as owing on a credit reporting site(I use Front Lobby).

Does the area offer C and C+ Amenities such as clean, physicaly safe fast foods, a major chain supermarket, etc....

moving the fridge and oven for cleaning - uncommonscreens, holes, rotting porch, messy porch - PM should handle these and bill youBased on your ability to get stuff done, your standards, and their service level, self-management seems like the right answer.

Guesty/Hospitable for comms, Turno or Breezeway for cleanings, and shared Google Drive folders to keep everything standardized.

•If they clean up and stop, you can’t evict over past incidents—but repeated violations mean new notices, and judges usually side with landlords if there’s a documented pattern.4.

Duct cleaning with deodorizing. 

There are probably a lot of companies that do not do it, but there are some that are on the private side that will gladly do it or they even do it already kind of like a pool company that is coming to clean your pool. 

You could require the tenant to use the dump station on a regular schedule and include language about keeping the property clean.

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