But if you do everything you can do, you should be able to prevent rodents from coming into the finished space.

If the buyer is not himself an agent, I don't think there is any law or (normal) contractual provision that prevents a buyer from contacting the seller directly.

Some Counties started doing that to prevent fraud.

Before we discuss how to deal with pipes bursting and its aftermath, let’s talk about how we can prevent the pipes from bursting in the first place.

My goal is to help people (1) protect and hedge themselves to provide security in case the worst does happen, and (2) through that level of protection prevent the suits from even happening.

Jack your rents up now so you can have a cushion when it is imposed.What I find most disheartening is the fact that rent control will prevent people trying to move into Chicago from finding desireable apartments.

Sounds very high to me.I think the board is trying to be obstructive to prevent me from renting the unit out.  

-All carpet must be washed, free of stains, and no odor left-Locks must be in good repair and key's returned to the owner along with a forwarding address of where you are moving to.

They hide stains better.

The pre-moveout inspection is an opportunity for the landlord to list any items (beyond normal wear and tear, ie holes in the wall, stained carpeting, broken blinds, missing or cracked switch plate covers, etc.) that must be repaired or cleaned prior to move out.