They refused and to punish the HOA stopped paying their dues.

Per statute, the punishment for doing unlicensed work is life-altering serious here.  

That sure punishes people that have owned less than 2 years.

It is almost like the new newbie is punished for sins of the previous newbie.Edward- welcome aboard!

You can try to punish the seller or you can just walk away.

Cruel and unusual punishment. 

This is a punishing read for anyone and not very helpful.

., whether it's simply disregarded/set-aside, or whether the judge actually punishes the landlord in some way) but I haven't been tempted to push the envelope in that particular way.

Society's concerns include, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TOO, not having to take care of children medically after having been baked in a fire, economizing on the number of times the fire department is called, etc.... .So can someone "demand" an inspection without notice and then punish a third party (landlord) when the tenant plays A-hole?

If he is that much of a headache - and it seems he is going to continue with his abusiveness and continue giving you problems - it seems like it would be worth it to let him leave if he wants to so that you can get a better tenant in his place- the mental and physical toll this tenant will place on you does not seem worth keeping him around and then trying to "punish" him for resolving your problem by leaving  seems like it would only stretch out the inevitable.