I remember pressing this issue to our instructor when getting my RE license, and asking how this could apply to a newly renovated unit with no tenants.

But they are pressing on withholding rent "on principle".

This home was stolen from the Black community in the subprime mortgage crisis, and it's been sitting vacant for nearly years," said Walker in a November press release.The last sentence of the article did surprise me - "Law enforcement were ordered to forcibly remove any occupants of the house if it is not vacant within five days."

FYI here’s a 2019 article in the Press Telegram about Long Beach garage ADU conversions, and it includes cost numbers for various owners that were interviewed: $80K for 280 sq ft, $150K for 480 sq ft.

This is indicative of how bad tenants are emboldened by the way we are portrayed in the press and by progressives.Landlord was Clearly wrong- another hobbyist doing it his way.

You might be hard pressed to turn a profit renting rooms out in the greater Boston market but I do know someone house hacking a condo renting out room by room and doing just fine.

But I get the rest of my down payment back out and could invest in something smart, or a better deal on a primary residence elsewhere.If i rent, I would be hard pressed to get more than 3k / month. 

Will she press chrages? 

This installation method would not disturb what's there in a serious way, as the new gypsum would be pressed up against what's there.My understanding is that it's a common and accepted practice to cover up some forms of asbestos, for instance, layering new tape on top of the old white asbestos duct-work insulation I believe is a common approach. 

The broker they are working for needs an extra set of hands doing showings, etc, and they don't have to pay the agent until the sale goes through and the agent isn't pressed for money win/win.