I would go to the building department and explain to them that the house is not abandoned and you are trying to buy it.

What kind of inspections are being performed by the building department?

The bank had accepted my offer but couldn't get it all together before the other department foreclosed.

If you feel like your property was structurallt well maintained then I would contact a public adjuster and the department of insurance.

Dear @Brian Burke, You stated that an entity is needed when you have equity partners.

Though I have sought help from the bank's tax / legal department (awaiting information), I would like to have more views on doing the right thing.

Home Depot sells it in the paint department.

The bank does have a legal department and after a file is closed they sometimes do send their files to that department to do an audit to make sure the property hasn't been transferred to a new owner.

I'd start there first.Then the building department regarding building codes.

You should be a part of a real estate board if your licensed... you want to contact them and tell them you have a dispute... if your not getting help then you want to contact the licensing department for your state... either way someone will launch an investigation and get an agreement to what will happen to resolve the matter..Just to throw it out there, because I'm a KW agent, I've had great experiences with my fellow agents... but it seems like we are recruiting so much we are starting to get some of the trash from other companies :-/