The victim has moved out and exited the lease early, citing California Civil Code 1946.7, and is requesting all the deposit back early as well as a refund on most recent rent paid.The alleged perpetrator remains in the home and will not communicate. 

You should check civil court records to see if there are any judgments.

The topic is oft litigated and regulation preemptions vary across the US.

I have yet to handle a litigated construction matter where the contractor admits liability.

Had they met mom, it would have been fairly clear mom appeared to be incompetent and no one should have accepted a deed from her without an affidavit from a doctor that she was competent to sign.Such a situation would probably result in litigation to determine if mom was legally incompetent at the time she signed the deed and would involve lots of discovery including depositions of the daughter, mom, mom's doctors, the wholesaler, the notary, the opinions of experts and it will all come down to what the judge thinks. 

@Gregory Mizzi Living in northern New Hampshire there are plenty of places around here that you can get “off grid” but still be close enough to civilization to get people to go clean your house and maintain your property between visitors.

Lincoln Military housing is currently caught up in litigation for this exact same thing.

The vultures are circling:https://www.investmentlossattorney.com/ponzi-schem...If you are have invested with Equitybuild or Equitybuild Finance, you may be able to pursue recovery of any losses that you may suffer through securities litigation.

I would talk to a civil engineer and see what could be legally done with the property 

These issues involving technicalities of civil procedure and issue preclusion can be tricky.