The sooner you regain control, prove that you fully intend to enforce the terms of your lease, and that you will not be 'played' by their recall of events or documents, the more effective this action will be.  

There should be a class action law suit again multifamily mindset that has ripped off so many people and tore their lives apart in a horrible way.

They were a law firm who hunts class action suits to go against companies. 

Let us know if you end up purchasing any through action and how that experience goes

On June 7th, we sent an itemized list of deductions via text; he responded on June 8th, disagreeing and threatening legal action.

For one, private money lenders are much quicker—I've seen deals close in just a few days, which is a lifesaver for time-sensitive projects like real estate flips or urgent business needs.

I don't see any sense of urgency from you, so no one adjudicating this case would either, or end up taking any action!

Or is it silly to take action in that regard and just save enough cash?

➡️Overcome fear and take consistent action.

.: Quote from @Mike Dymski: Government actions are unpredictable and scare me the most.