But they don’t get as much use here
You should clarify "here" a bit more. In AZ tile roofs are EVERYWHERE.
We end up replacing the underlayment more often than the actual tiles... unless the specific type of tile is no longer made and too many cracked for whatever reason.
Some of this, I can kind of understand... However, you don't have to be rich to understand that refundable deposits are meant to be refunded if you take care of the place.
Those 10 or so places that I mentioned while in the military... I was enlisted. I made between 20-30k... With some money for housing allowance. I wasn't rolling in dough.