Any improvement can be removed, tenant evicted.

I did find one contractor but his quote was outrageous ($4,000 plus the cap).My question is should I continue trying to repair the chimney or remove it and the fireplace completely?

I was going to simply cave in the pool, putting holes in the bottom, and fill it in.The city environmental department figured out the pool was in bad shape (part of back fence fell down), now the city is requiring me to remove all concrete before filling in.The cost originally I figured (after talking to contractors) $3500-$4000,,now the cost will be about $8k,,,The cost will depend on how big, how far it is from the place where they will get fill dirt, and how far it is to the place they must put the concrete (if you have to take it out)

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This might require removing floorboards, sealing concrete slabs or cutting sections of drywall, all with the intent of fixing the physical damage.

In many cases they can hurt Your chances of having negative info removed, because improper handling of a dispute in the first place.

Also, some landlords might include utilities (I include some of the lienable utilities to be certain they get paid) or services (maybe lawn care and snow removal).

I am also adept at removing mold.The tenant is now happy.

We have won by default, and are waiting for the signed Writ of Removal to have the sheriff remove her within 24 hours.

The lead paint issue is probably just a smoke screen, and shouldn't affect a new buyer that much, unless you have local remediation/removal requirements.