After completing these steps, you could try to collect by filing a small claims court case and/or taking the matter to an attorney or collection agency to assist you.

Another option is the collection agency?

Your contract with the management company should indicate whether they have the right to sign leases on your behalf, they don't always, it can be a limited agency-the scope of which will be outlined in writing.

I heard there was an agency in CA that could do policies for homes with pit bulls. 

@Karen Margrave  who you probably know from BP she ran into this in Oregon as well.. its quite confusing to those of us that came from CA like Karen and I and there you don't need a developers license.. but you need a Real estate license to make any kind of middle man fee.. same in Oregon.I finally got tired of is this legal or not and sent in  a copy of a direct E mail piece I got from a Quote un Quote wholesaler in Oregon that I knew was not licensed and did not own the property here is the response I got from the state.State of Oregon - Real Estate AgencyFrances Hlawatsch | Financial InvestigatorBest regards,Thank you again for the information, if I have further questions for you during the investigation I will certainly reach out.The Agency is well aware that unlicensed “wholesalers” are rampant in our jurisdiction.

It is not a good idea to try and make enemies with public agencies.

So the abatement contractor is responsible for literally cleaning every service of the unit before the testing agency comes in for the swab test. 

Then turn the judgment over to a collection agency and walk away because you'll probably never see a dime.

You should be able to get non-agency 30 yr fixed for sure.

I was on the agency bad boy list for about a year, but ultimately the deal was saved, and we ended up making a 18% annualized yield.