There are holes in the window screens in the front of the house. 

.`(2) CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES- The Secretary may impose a civil money penalty for any knowing and material violation of paragraph (1) under the same terms and conditions as are authorized in section 536(a) of this Act.

When I arrived I found HUGE holes in a couple of walls, various wires within the walls had been cut, and some lengths removed, 5 interior doors that had been kicked in, truly nasty carpet, dead lawn, a kitchen that a hand grenade would have improved, a hole through the sheetrock and brick where a window/wall A/C had been removed, etc, etc.

This at a time when Ca. economy is going down the hole.

Every rehab we do, one of my first jobs before the wife starts painting is to hit all the walls with drywall mud and cover over the scratches and holes.

"New" doesn't mean tenants won't break things, make a mess or knock holes in the walls.

His advice: stop digging this hole!

Coming up with something simple may save you a lot of money and give you a good foundation for going to an investor or an attorney to fix the holes.

Less the payment puts you in the hole $70/month.You indeed would be "positive" when its rented to the tune of maybe $50/month once taxes (ouch!)

Measure the hole, do the math and figure out the cubic yards in the hole.