The damages to the unit exceeded the security deposit amount but they have agreed to pay the excess willingly for which they signed a payment agreement with me and are up-to-date with their payments.

Having said that, that seems to have dried up.

If the bill comes in high and you discover Tenant A has a running toilet, Tenant A should be responsible for the excess cost.

I've got purpose in excess.

I’m just a little nervous because the banks have literally delayed my closing by almost a month (paperwork, appraisers, & rehab dept) on top of the already excessively long process it’s been already (60+days) and the property is right near Ohio State Univ.

But I think charging $500.00 for a $50.00 dollar permit is excessive.  

@Todd Mason I agree with @Joe Villeneuve in that your tenants are paying your rental mortgage for you and any excess cash flow can be used to pay down your personal home mortgage. 

@Sean O'Dowd wow, yea it looks like for commercial it’s very cut dry.

Buying retail is just parking (and locking up, for a while) money, good for someone with a lot of excess cash but not what I would consider BUILDING wealth.

Once I had escrow clarify the terms for him, and I gave him some hints that the damages would be well in excess of six figures, he rescinded.