He's an attorney and lines out exact instructions on forming land trusts in states that do not have land trust statutes (including North Carolina).  

Unfortunately you should contact legal counsel and explain the issue.The inspector may have the authority to seek an "Inspection Warrant" in Floridasee Florida Statute 933.22 but they have to meet certain requirements. 

I would give the owner written notice of the issue and request resolution within 14 days or you will terminate.It would really help your case if you could look up the specific state statute regarding how much time he has to remedy, consequences of him failing to provide adequate heat, etc.

This isn't to say that because of this they are all "legal & conforming" however, this pair of buildings (sold as a bundle) are.In regards to the condo part of this, I didn't know much about it until the last day or two after doing some deep diving into the statutes.

For example, the Colorado Revised Statutes list the following activities as not considered to be transacting business:(a) Maintaining bank accounts;(b) Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of its own securities or owner's interests, or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities or owner's interests;(c) Creating, as borrower or lender, or acquiring, indebtedness;(d) Creating, as borrower or lender, or acquiring, mortgages or other security interests in real or personal property;(e) Securing or collecting debts in its own behalf or enforcing mortgages or security interests in property securing such debts;(f) Owning, without more, real or personal property;So, we typically have more options available to us, similar to people who run online businesses.

When I quote real estate statute and case law, they listen in disbelief but they would Never do real estate themselves.

I doubt an owner can give someone permission to violate statute.

No idea what the statute of limitations, if any, may be in a case like this.

Under this language, a person is a “distressed home consultant” if the person (1) solicits or contacts a distressed homeowner in writing, in person, or through any electronic or telecommunications medium and (2) makes a representation or offer to perform any service that the person represents (3) will produce one or more of twelve different results listed in the statute: i.

This agent could easily act as "Transaction Broker" for both parties and not violate any related dual agency rules or statutes so long as he treats you both equally as he cannot be fiduciary to either of you in that case.