Quote Originally Posted by nogaroheli View Post
So if you had a management company taking care of the rental of your property how would a situation like this be handled? Is there any protection through them against renters destroying your house? Are they responsible in any way to prevent it from it from being abused?

We were just deciding whether to rent our house out or not.
Not really. How would you hold the management company responsible for something they didn't do? However, some management companies help find renters, and you may be able to have some agreement about splitting damages in that situation.