That realtor got very upset with me and said his buyer put down $3000 and wasn't going to get it back because of me and made all kinds of trash threats.

Everything else-- letters, door knockers, etc. are just idle threats to them. 

Definition:Extortion - The practice of obtaining something, such as money or something of value, through force, threats, fear, or violence.Synonyms: blackmail, shakedowns, fraud, stealing, or racket.NON of this transpires when I offer cash for keys.

Dont want to be the heavy one here and dont enjoy the possible reputation threats and accusations that are starting to occur.  

As we get closer to them leaving they are getting more hostile and keep threating legal action unless they get 100% of security deposit refunded. 

The threat comes when the age of units (7 years) passes the window for the construction defects clause or they change the law.

If they are, the threat of that disclosure could be leverage.

I actually did some digging and found in the code where it says: must be parked on a hard and durable surface, such as asphalt,brick or concrete or any surface permitted pursuant to § 156.052(C).They regularly have 2-4 cars in the grass, so I'm going to go have a little chat with them and see if they will move them voluntarily or if it will require threats of fines from code enforcement.Thanks for the feedback guys!

zit think you need to identify the threats and mitigate the risks of those threats to your satisfaction.Bank personnel are unlikely to be trying to pull any clever maneuvers however I used to frequently run into a guy at a local sushi bar.

One issue that concerns me are "threat to life" situations; for example, if the heater goes out at 8pm in the dead of winter, what would you do?