Assessors know who the pita's are, those same assessors have to sit on the board and answer every appeal.

According to an annual report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 26% of buyers were able to buy without a mortgage (see graph below):Imagine buying your next house in cash.

Your quote are all across the board because some could be patching the cracks (cheaper ones), while others could be re-doing the section of wall with cracks (expensive ones).

Because this clause wasn't in the lease agreement,You hear these kinds of excuses and explanations (vary by circumstances) everywhere you go nowadays.We're becoming a nation where the Law is subject to personal excuses by indviduals that aren't suposed to interpret laws.

This is something that now NAR (National Association of realtors) requires as of August 17th 2024.

I'll jump on board with the others. 

Find a small one that is not nationally advertised. 

The underlayment should be durock or other concrete board.

Quote from @John Underwood: I think it's illegal to have indoor cameras.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.krqe.com/news/national/are-... 

I've lived and worked in China and at one time had quite a few Chinese nationals as investor clients in my Florida based firm.