Even if he wanted the house, if he wouldn't acquiesce to a simple request like that for the safety of the agent, imagine what a pain he would have been during the purchase process... 

In general, you can choose to address all of the major/critical items that involve safety and/or potential code violations.   

Whatever the case, I agree that safety wise it's not a good idea to enter an occupied house plus I wouldn't want to put us in a position where anyone could accuse us of theft. 

You can't report tenants without some legitimate concern for the safety of them or others.

It’s like using a power tool with a safety guide, yeah you can get around the safety (loan qualifications, bank overlays) but unless you know what you’re doing, the alternatives (hard money, etc) could have you ending up with 9 fingers.

The appraiser is the eyes of the underwriter, and if he says the 5 foot ledge with no fence is a safety hazard, then you (or the seller, or one of the agents, etc) are putting a fence up that'll make the appraiser happy. 

I called the health and safety board and they said its legal.

Some of the tenants are concerned about their safety.   

Somebody to call if there's any question on his safety. 

I don't believe it is safe for her to be in there and I need to do the repairs and update the place without a tenant in there due to the safety issue.