Residents of those former boomtowns held onto the idea and hope that the federal government would somehow intervene in a big enough way and could force the American auto industry back into the Midwest, as well as other manufacturing facilities that used coal and steel.

Suggest that if the broker is willing to intervene and deal directly with you, then you would be willing to extend the contract for a short period of time - with additional non-refundable deposit (if it's more than a few days). 

I doubt the mother OR the father could have watched the kid well enough to avoid this but maybe if they saw they could have have intervened quicker and she might have lived.

@Nat Chan I haven't read all the intervening posts.

Specifically how do you intervene probate.

This must be taking a toll to on yours and her relationship.This is why I never, ever do business with family or friends.When things go downhill, now you have to deal with seeing them at company holiday dinners, ugghhhh.I am not familiar with the NY landlord-tenant laws but know that, should this be processed as an eviction, what you are doing currently whether or not it shows up in court is not right and legally could work against you.Trust me, I really do empathize with you and your situation and it seems like this Brother in Law is really taking advantage of you, but don’t correct this wrong with another.Follow the legal process to get him out, talk to your wife to see if she can intervene at all, but it seems he may not listen to her either and just does not care.So my laughter is because I cannot for the life of me see how someone can think that this kind of behavior is right to do to anyone, leave alone your family.This man/boy should be ashamed of himself for putting you and your wife/his sister through this mess.After this, I suggest you be very careful about inviting family over for those extended stays that never seem to end. 

Even if you call the town they may only request remove or repair and many places they won't intervene. 

It is now (as of 4-5 years ago) illegal for an investor to intervene in a tax foreclosure once a lis pendens has been file.

Sometimes best to do this without too much time delay so that there aren't too many intervening posts between the original and the amended. 

That means that you will owe ordinary income taxes plus 10% for that year, and if its been several years since the violation occurred you'll owe all the associated interest and penalties for the intervening period.