They made the accusation that we knew mold problems, but fraudulently did not disclose and therefore the lease is invalid.  

Never occupying the property could appear fraudulent.

I haven't found it to be onerous as most of what they ask for are things I would fix anyway.The biggest fear I have for Section 8 is my tenant does something fraudulent and it comes back to bite me. 

It would be a similar process as if you were buying in California, but since the lenders know the local market, it is easy for them to combat a horrible appraisal if one exists. 

Basically the state government wants to know who to come after if there’s a problem like unpaid taxes or something hugely fraudulent.

Real estate is sold as-is where-is and they had full access for inspections.About the only exception is fraudulent behavior if you knowingly cover up something you should disclose. 

The discussion diverges here and there, but it’s specifically a tale where somebody had been deceived into buying a property from a fraudulent seller.

Ironically, this particular tumble, unlike previous declines, owes to a very different source than any of its predecessors: a government-induced shutdown aimed at combating a pandemic.

A Texas apartment tenant appears to be fraudulently attempting to extort us for money, with bogus claims of misrepresentation and lack of habitability.

Every day new claims would come in, some small, such as the unpaid utility bill this thread is about, to major claims involving millions of dollars in unpaid mechanic's liens to claims of forged or fraudulently obtained deeds and mortgages.