I take it you didn’t have a rental agency screening potential renters?
Oh I had a very good property manager who checked all references and credit and criminal background.
Some people know how to work the system and make a habit of it. I actually got off lucky, they took their TV, table, and bed with them. That allowed my lawyer to declare they had abandoned the property.
Dog and cat feces/urine throughout the house. Five truckloads of garbage including piles of cigarette butts on the carpet.
Renting is very risky in this market especially when you are not local.