In the process of trying to defend him, the attorney discovered that the owner had built similar "dude ranches" in 4 other states and paid for them by suing contractors each time.That sort of thing is partly why I quit contracting and retrained as a home inspector.

Of course this would be easier to "defend" against audit had you and the buy agreed upon "purchase price allocation".

Stories where you hear attorneys piercing the corporate veil are pretty much what I said above.It is like finding someone guilty of murder (in 2019) just because the judge decided he didn't like the defendant, in spite of overwhelming evidence. 

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Hello all, I have successfully purchased several foreclosures at auction, so this isn't my first rodeo, but it is my first time with this particular situation and I was hoping someone had some insight...Property location: Palm Beach County, FloridaHOA foreclosure (no mortgage) lien was about $10,000I paid about $100,000 for the homeRoughly a $90,000 surplus nowTax liens exist and amount to roughly $10,000Property owner deceased and no heirs were locatedTax liens were not specifically identified as a defendant, just the generic "and all other parties claiming by, through, under..." etc. to previous property owner and/or actual property was listed as defendant I budgeted $10k to pay for the tax liens, but ... since there is a $90,000 (approx.) surplus from the HOA foreclosure auction, is there any way to have the surplus pay for the tax liens?  

But if it didn't, I think he can speak for himself and doesnt need you to defend him.

Whether it's valid or not defending against such a claim will suck. 

There are tons of rentals that get rented with small to moderate blemishes and it's not worth the hassle of a security deposit dispute in court for a few hundred dollars when you don't have any documentation to defend yourself.On the other hand... if you purchased a home with a tenant who moved in with scratched trim, holes in the walls, ripped screens and carpets, and torn lino...

Prosecutor with over 6 years of experience here (including prosecuting a real estate-related fraud case):Setting aside whether or not this is a JUST law (and not to be a keyboard warrior), but I don't imagine the people saying the charges will never stick have ever put anyone in jail and/or defended anyone in a felony case. 

They sue people, settle and he gets money, his brother-in-law gets attorney fees from defendants. there are 3 additional lawsuits from collection agencies against the tenant and his wife as well.I contacted lawyers, they keep continuous $700 retainer fees, $275 for each letter, his brother-in-law will keep sending.