You can email their Landlord department. 

He was slated to depart for Texas right after our initial closing date.

Lenders structures are very compartmentalized, the departments that you and all other consumers have access to are completely oblivious to operations and more internal structures but i can assure you they know they own it, of course when i say "they know" i mean its within their "book, system  reports" Depending on who the lender is you might have a chance to contact the right person or department to buy the reo but the bigger the lender the less chance of that happening.  

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

@Brenden Mitchum Oh dear, where do I begin...

Be sure that both pages are stamped with the notary's seal.I would then contact your state's Department of Real Estate (https://dre.ca.gov/) and file a complaint. 

Arguing with them will only make it worse and cause even more delays.If you did not pull permits and are required to pull permits (almost everywhere requires permits for renovations), then you need to setup a meeting with the permit department head to see what you need to do to get this house legal and approved.

Big cities or counties might also have orders from the mayor or health department that go further than the CDC ban. 

In my state, I go to the Department of Assessments and Taxation (that's what it's called in MD).

You can invite the local police department to stop by.