This can result in energy loss and moisture intrusion.3.There was some settling to exterior concrete.

Stone foundation - these foundations must be taken care of regularly to prevent moisture in the basement area.

what you need is commercial dehumidifier and not lawyer.Approaching any technical issue with law and everything in between would just add to the insurance and headache cost.When you purchase just use FLIR and a moisture meter, a dehumidifier could reduce the effect of the mold issue.

Also how a house smells can tell you a lot about a property, moisture and mold are absolutely things that you want to identify up front.

Moisture just cannot get down to the sub floor. 

You will have to take additional steps for moisture mitigation, egress, etc. which will drive up your costs even more.I would go talk to the city and a local architect/engineer/GC and see if you can get a better idea of how much would be involved with something like this.

., @Bruce Woodruff, and especially @Jill F..The only three things I'd like to emphasize are:(1) Linda's understanding that you have to know what kind of rental you're aiming for before you start redesigning a kitchen and planning on shelling out the big bucks.(2) Jill's rock-solid description of the process of getting this done.(3) As Scott said, if this is a C-class apartment, light that kitchen up like a surgery, and understand that less is probably going to be more here before you open up your wallet.Only one thing I'd like to expand on:The cheapest cabinets are made out of particle board, it's heavy, it warps and swells when exposed to moisture very easily, but it's cheap.

No one thought about the damage the moisture in the place would have done.

Around a month ago our tenants started complaining about it being hot inside the home with condensation and potential moisture problems.

Is there a simple way I can cover the chimney up so rain/moisture doesn't get in but also allow proper ventilation?