After all, reasonable people can interpret a statute differently.

LLCs, C-Corps, and S-Corps all offer limited liability which essentially means that as long as you follow the statutes that tell you how these entities must be formed and operated, you will not be personally liable for the debts and obligations that the entity incurs through its operation.

I have read the Georgia statute. 

No collecting endorsement copies, no credit checking your contractors, no completed ops additional insured up to statute of repose, no checking contract compliance after the job is finished, etc).

Participate in a real property trade or business as defined by the statute.2.

Many people aren't aware or choose to ignore both of those statutes.

(reference http://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/45.031) So I picked a county at (peudo)random: Pasco County.

This is confusing to some, because many state real estate statutes don't even mention the words "property management."

Eric, usually this stuff is covered by state statute.

@David T.I agree that litigation only benefits the solicitors.If sufficient evidence is presented to the landlord along with a letter (perhaps from a solicitor) detailing the statutes that have been violated, it is quite probable the tenant will be released from the lease and all deposits refunded.Sometimes projecting you have the resolve to go to war is sufficient to create an opportunity for negotiated resolution.