The former leaves the door wide open to unethical people, and the latter allows punishment of victims of circumstance - neither seems really right.I just want to do the right thing while not exposing myself to unintended liability.

If you have "weasel clauses" to cancel the contract up till day of closing, then the red flag goes up for intent.And for those who think that because you are out of state and never setting foot here that the Commission doesn't or can't punish you, you are wrong. 

Under Texas law, landlords cannot be punished for discriminating against families with federal housing vouchers.

If you simply mention or speak bad about it you are subject to the worst possible punishment.  

It is appalling that the law works to protect people like this, who are so obviously working the system, while simultaneously punishing the job creators/cash investors. 

There was once a time when I believed that everyone was smart enough to realize that they had been caught in an obvious lie, and the punishment was humiliation enough.

This takes a while and can be pricy, but if you're working in a high-end historic house it can work wonders.If you're a true glutton for punishment and have a wall that has significant cracking and problems, you can order 3' wide adhesive fiberglass mesh, apply it, and skim coat the whole shebang.

But, it's the punishment that America MUST pay in order to reset itself, and after ten years, find ourselves in the same situation!

Yes getting a lot of negativity from BP on this, but I am probably a sucker for punishment.

However, the PM company isn't some petulant child to be punished when they don't meet your unexpressed expectations.