In the last month and a half they have patched and finished all of the drywall in the house, textured the ceilings, prepped the kitchen for drywall, facilitated the kitchen drywall and plumbing, did a thorough cleaning in the house to remove all of the dust and debris, and have started painting this last week.

Entire interior will need patch work and paint.

You should be able to patch them but it depends on the kind of lock she installed..

So as a contractor my advice for you is this........expect to pay much more for install or find a guy like me who has done a few floors, takes pride in his work and his bid, and won't back charge you for all the extra patching labor you will have for finishing it!.

nick I recently sent out my first patch of letters, hand written.

It sounds like the tenant expects you to cut the carpet out of the closet and patch the damage.

This is a critical bit of information you should have known before committing to buying the property.This is an extremely important issue to real estate ownership that can continue to bit you in the backside for the entire time you own the property.I am a third generation developer with a lifetime of experience with creating owner associations, CC&Rs, By-Laws, etc.It would be extremely wise if you seek the advice of a real estate attorney where the property is located that specializes in property owner associations, CC&Rs, and By-Laws.I know of a community resident that sued a neighbor because the neighbor put a light bulb greater than 60 watts in the front porch light.I know of different association that sued a homeowner because the color of the few new roof shingles to patch damages did not exactly match the faded color of the older shingles.Consulting with a lawyer may be the wisest and cheapest money you have ever invested.

The floor has been patched many times before, but obviously they didn't bother to fix the leak.

People in inner city housing probably WILL be patching their existing systems, even when they are on the verge of being dangerous, because of affordability.

move this problem to Chicago and you will go broke on that rehabcity will make you put new line to the meter inside your basement NOT patch old galv lineyou are lucky if the box is on your side of the street. if it is across the street you are looking at union city workers dig a ditch on the street ..City will not allow to "shoot" the pipe under the street ..no no ..union gots to get paid..15K if you are lucky..