Neighbors complained and the city wrote me several citations before I even had possession of the property.

I am submitting an offer on a triplex in Baltimore City, and after checking the Baltimore Housing Citations site, I noticed there was a couple of citations.  

She inherited both of them this year with lots of deferred maintenance and and some open code violations on one and several citations on the other. 

Well they are they write citations/fines and some pay some don't some fix the issue some don't.

The abatement citation and abatement dollar figure is unknown so you'd have to check with the county.I didn't mean to suggest that the lender doesn't exist, but rather they are now out of business.  

I've also read other forums where people say that it IS in fact illegal, but like all discussion on the internet, details are absent as are citations to actual law. http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/19981008_tablefunding.htmThanks!

Its amazing how much info peope give away for free.In Fort Bend county you can find traffic tickets and minor citations if you lknow where to look.DPS criminal and sex offender registry.Google and Bing them with combinations of their name, employer, city and any other clues you get from facebook or talking with them.Divorces, lawsuits filed, been sued, ANYTHING I can find that shows habits, instability or that they lied.

Hi Rob,Ask the knuckleheads at your local REIC to cite the specific citation in the specific state law that says a tenant/buyer has an equity position. 

@Georges Arnaout I agree with @Steve Candor 's citations an interpretation of an "application" fee.  

When I run a potential tenant through the clerk of the court and they have 6 citations in 3 years...speeding...running stop sign...no insurance card etc...to me that indicates a failure to obey the law and follow the rules and I think they would do that as a tenant also...my property manager disagrees and says we all do it...I do not have 1 citation on the clerk's site !