Oil is used to pave roads, make plastics, produce solvents and other chemicals.

We heard from a garage door contractor he would not put in his garage doors knowing a pool would be in there since the parts get corroded from the moisture and chemicals. 

The tenant wants the guy evicted, she doesn't (shouldn't) have to breathe these chemicals while on the property.  

I would put it in the lease that the tenant needs to pay for upkeep like the chemicals and making sure it is clean.

I am married to a chemical engineer and he absolutely says the stuff Home Depot or Ace hardware recommends is as good as what Orkin is going to spray.  

Bristol - Bristol Motor speedway, NHRA Drag races and now Pinnacle retail market (border city with VA)JC - ETSU (med school, pharmacy school and source for talent), Regional Medical center and newly formed Ballad HealthKingsport (KPT) - Eastman chemicals, also a VA border town and gateway to lower income AppalachiaThings you wont find on the Internet, include the smell of the chemical plant in KPT, and recent fire and community scares related to plant activity.

Aside from the cost and feasibility of the flip, a bigger concern may be the disclosure requirements for the chemicals that were stored and utilized on the property.

One room the outer layer came off easy and I was able to access the adhesive and use chemicals to break it down and easily remove it in big swipes.  

I would have concerns that even after spending the 5K to clean up that there might be residual chemicals or other contaminants around.

If the tenant maintains the pool they almost always try to limit the timer for the pump or have differed maintenance not emptying baskets,not adding water, not checking chemicals properly.