Originally Posted by
gtcway
As someone who's installed alot of cabinets in the past and done some remodeling work, I would have a couple questions.
Was the cabinet a stand alone cabinet? Was it next to another cabinet? The reason I ask is properly installed cabinets, when next to another one, will have been screwed to the adjacent cabinet through the stiles.
What did it look like when you saw it? How many screws were visible? Did they pull out of the wall or out of the cabinet? In the holes in the wall, is there a stud behind the hole to actually hold the cabinet securely?
I'm no pro, but IMO for the weight of a person to pull a properly installed cabinet off a wall, there would be major damage to the cabinet itself (where it was held, or where the screw heads pulled out of the back) or they were storing bricks in the cabinet.
I think it was improperly installed and not the fault of the renters. Like everyone else said, good renters are hard to find.
It's not necessarily your fault, but IMO your responsibility to fix it (based on how you described it). Most likely the result of DIY installation or cheap labour. "As long as it's hanging from the wall it's good, right?"