Protože tam bydlel i v době, kdy bylo vše rozhazováno.
Pokud dobře rozumím, bydlení nekončilo dřív, než bylo
vše rozhazováno, a tudíž se nehodí předminulý čas ani
prostý, ani průběhový. „Scattered all“ nejde.
- She told me (that) they'd [=they had] made a complete mess of
the flat where I lived / I was living / I had lived /
I had been living.
My upstairs neighbour let her flat out to two young “healthcare
professionals” aka [= also known as] nurses a number of years ago. For over a
year it was non-stop partying, noise, mess and a total disregard for the other
4 flats in the block. As it happened, they also made a
complete mess of the flat and she had to refurb [= refurbish] it before
letting it again. (moneysavingexpert)