It may take a little more money and management but you would have great protection in the event of being sued.

But this is not what I was asking about.I just need to know what we can do to be able to go through with this deal withoit testing/fixing now, before sale and still be be protected legally - short of buying the house, testing, finding there is some lead somewhere beneath the many layers of paint this house must have collected since the 20's (it will be for sure), kicking the renter out to fix the problem by paying a lead cert contractor to strip off all the paint (large expense).We cannot do this now - or maybe not even later.The seller (current owner of this house) bought in 2014 without testing and simply disclosed "I don't know". 

If someone's getting shot at I don't think I'd tell him that he'd have to leave my property, but would try to protect him.

Selller has given "An EPA-approved pamphlet titled “Protect your family from lead in your home,”which identifies lead-based paint hazards.".

But what do you do if you have tenants that just ignore the rules meant to protect your property.

Then once the property has been purchased you can have a deed of trust placed on the property which will tie your funds to the property for additional protection. 

The tenant would need me to be the bank for them due to them being self employed and not  showing a strong tax return year after year.How would you structure this so everyone is protected?

It leaked from the second floor down to the basement, wrecking the basement and causing minor damage on the way down.Our insurance has a clause that specifically protects them from having to cover claims originating from damage caused by issues on the other side of the shared wall and told us to contact the owners.

At all cost protect your lender (note and mortgage) and they will be loyal to you.Good Luck.

the roof needs a complete overhaul due to sagging, sinking, and the shingles have no more asphalt on them to protect against the weather.