Women get "punished" for not being "nice" in ways that men never do.Think about this if you have a daughter.

I need some one who I can trust that will come to work and do a good job... which makes me think, if the contractor builds something and the inspector say's its wrong... does the contractor get monetarily punished ?

"Blocking formerly incarcerated people from accessing stable housing is an extrajudicial punishment not consistent with the rule of law."

If the tenants are on an 18 month lease, you run your analysis using current rents as projected income. this lowers your purchase offer, and punishes the irresponsible landlord for offering an 18 month lease at below market rents when he planned on selling. if the lowest price he is willing to accept is calculated using market rents, then you compare your risk aversion and capability to carry the property at a loss for 18 months to determine if it is worth buying still. likely not depending on how far under market rents are.

Punishment.

I just hope that the tenant can get some sort of fine or punishment for this.

I could claim I overpaid at $800k and I shouldn't be punished tax-wise for overpaying but I have no numbers to back up a claim that the house should be assessed lower than $800k. 

It is unlawful for any licensed real estate broker, or broker-salesperson or salesperson to offer, promise, allow, give or pay, directly or indirectly, any part or share of his or her commission, compensation or finder’s fee arising or accruing from any real estate transaction to any person who is not a licensed real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson, in consideration of services performed or to be performed by the unlicensed person.

  ABSOLUTELY NOT  1031 has time restrictions to identify and purchase like kind and typically you'll  buy a more valuable and thus more expensive Rev gen property to avoid the punishing penalties paid on the Boot( cash in ha d because you selected an exchange property that was fewer dollars than The sale price of last property go to irs site and read sec 1031 it's been there a hundred years it's really clear 

Hello Shannon,I'm not to familiar with Pennsylvania tenant laws but the lease should also state you have to right to give notice based on unlawful acts.