So much easier to have that paper trail to bring to court.Some of the above may seem harsh to some folks; that's ok--it's not their stuff in jeopardy.   

Now, I think "fraud" is a little harsh if you move out.

Harsh?

One memory that comes to mind was a bunch of toxic chemicals that required some costly regulatory oversight to remove and dispose of.Let's hope that was a rare exception!

, remediation of biological and chemical contamination, chemical warfare agents, lots of different things during my career.I would recommend that you cancel the remediation on Tuesday and get additional information. 

All wheat and corn you eat are exposed to chemicals far worse than what you are going to run into in a renovation.

They also sprayed a bunch of chemicals in addition, and this pretty much solves the problem immediately (but with more upfront cost). 

South is Mexico, west is the pacific, north is Pendleton and after Pendleton is OC with similar price to San Diego, East quickly gets very harsh. 

I'm not wanting to be harsh since you have a sincere question, but that is how it is treated in court.  

Some harsh criticisms here on this thread toward the landlord- a bit surprising, really.