-Contact HUD (BP is preventing me from listing their phone number)-Take the landlord to small claim's court-Contact the local media and tell them about the situationYou can even find a lawyer who might take the case pro-bono just to nail the landlord to the wall. 

There is not a problem with deposits being refunded in our state and if it occurs the former tenant has a clear path for recovery of triple damages through small claims court and subsequent lien as it would be non exempt property  

I had literally just had a baby days before so I wasn’t really functioning at full brain capacity.

Last thing you want is to end up in court disputing something that you heard off of BP or some other internet search. 

Helping the distressed seller with no functioning heat.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I bought 2 REOs right after they did the court house step auction. 

Be sure to pay attention to the difference between registered land (land court) and recorded land. 

Besides going door to door, I would search city court records online for divorces, judgements, bankruptcies, evictions.

Use the search function, cashflow v equity has been debated here endlessly.

The tenants are using the FHA/HUD laws to circumvent the normal requirements.I knew about the ADA laws and have had tenants in wheel chairs/blind/deaf that truly needed a trained, certified dog, to help them with their daily functions.