They: Want protection for a forfeited loan and the confidence they can be made whole in that event.

I saw this and was thinking you have to be kidding me but nope I am basically being threatened court over not providing a deposit statement on a forfeited deposit due to the lease being broken. 

Then I indicated if they back out, they forfeit the earnest money.In my case, the earnest money was the damage deposit + cleaning fee.

If I don’t receive the 1st month’s rent on time, the applicant forfeits the security deposit and I start over.

If they cancel, for any reason, they forfeit the holding deposit and I put the unit back on the market immediately.

Just remember when you do this, you are waiving your financing condition, so once the contract is approved by lawyers and you approve your home inspection you will have to close or forfeit your deposit. 

We haven't performed any inspections, because we are concerned the property may not be released and we would forfeit the cost of the inspections.

If they fail, for any reason, the Holding Deposit is forfeited to me and I put the property back on the market for someone else.

I use a "Holding Agreement" that says they will rent the unit no later than [DATE] for [TERM] and [PRICE] and if they change their mind - for any reason - then they forfeit the deposit and I put it back on the market.

If a sale goes through, the deposit becomes part of the down payment or closing costs as directed by the attorney If the sale doesn’t go through without a legal reason from the buyer, the money is forfeited to the seller If the sale doesn’t go through and the buyer has a legal reason, the money is returned to the buyerWhat kinds of contingencies are there?