Despite all of these things, I was able to successfully complete each stage of this deal thanks to my 9-5 job which provided the financial cushion needed to push forward, books on flipping houses which provided me with insight on how to execute each stage of the deal, and my faith in God because at the end of the day I'm only capable of so much on my own. 

"If the tenant abandons the dwelling unit, the landlord shall make a good faith effort to rent it at a fair rental value.

You don't want to draw extra attention to yourself since a good faith mistake of facts or accidental omission on an application can look like fraud in the wrong light.

Aloha,Typically, local LL/Tenant law requires you to make a "good faith effort" to re-rent when someone bails early; and also prevents you from double dipping by charging incoming tenant for days already paid by outgoing.

I guess I have to put my faith somewhere. 

Any seller acting in good faith should accommodate this request, but it's best to put it in the contract so you don't need to sign an amendment.4.

Your best best would be to try to put some political pressure on him, as others have suggested if you sincerely believe he is asserting the protection in bad faith solely for purposes of delay.  

On top of that, they have no idea to what extent a seller might go to in relying on that contract, what they may assume was done in good faith or the other financial hardships they may enter into while relying on the contract and presentations made to them.To be in violation of the law you don't need to speak with the bank, the bank may not have anything to do with it, you screwed with the seller, that's as much as a violation as messing with the bank.Which also goes to show someone doesn't have a clue as to these interference laws.This law is fairly new, but it's generally know by attorneys doing foreclosures, it's been put in the public domain with warnings about foreclosure scammers.

Take a leap of faith, make mistakes, and learn from them.

Don't lose faith.