Send a certified letter to landlord quoting the state law and time frame, and offer to accept "only" your full damage deposit in exchange for dropping the court date.

1031 exchange?

Maybe they'll leave it as is to keep it as an affordable rental for someone that's willing to rent something that has issues in exchange for less rent. 

Im a single person...I have never 1031 exchanged anything before, so not sure if id have to do this to buy another without owing a ton of taxes or could i sell it and just be safe of paying capital gains with the sale being under the 250k for single limit?

What a Broker is in Wisconsin: (2)“Broker" means any person not excluded by sub. (3), who does any of the following:(a) For another person, and for commission, money, or other thing of value, negotiates or offers or attempts to negotiate, whether directly or indirectly, a sale, exchange, purchase, or rental of, or the granting or acceptance of an option to sell, exchange, purchase, or rent, an interest or estate in real estate, a time share, or a business or its goodwill, inventory, or fixtures, whether or not the business includes real property.

Why would want to exchange a known good thing for an unknown maybe good maybe not so good?

Hello,My wife and I jointly own a rental property that we report on our Schedule E. We want to sell the property, and use the funds to buy another property with multiple other investors. From what I am reading, this m...

Hello, I am trying to get an idea for the tax consequences I would face by selling a property that I acquired via 1031 exchange. 

You have no signed contract or $$ exchanged so you are still able to bail...same as if he wanted to bail...Be truthful but vague.....

Alternatively, instead of finding people for specific roles, you may look for a partner that will be able to offer what you're looking for in exchange for you to find and manage a deal.