I appreciate the help, but I’m really looking for administrative/legal solutions.

The winning bidder gives a cashier’s check to the Executor/Administrator and escrow is opened.

So it is for against wear and tear, painting, repair, administration costs, re-carpeting, etc. 

Maybe I need more information from him but will the SS administration give that info out?  

I think the main reason you will see such varying opinions about S8 is due to how well the local program administrator does their job.We've either inherited S8 tenants or have chosen S8 tenants to live in our properties.

A housing provider should do everything s/he can to assist, but s/he is not required to make changes that would fundamentally alter the program or create an undue financial and administrative burden.

We reported this to the Complex administration who said they were doing something.

Late fee collection can get dicey (you have to show what your administrative costs are in the collection of them if it goes to court and most courts will not grant an eviction over late fees. 

They will have security/fire safe file cabinets for closed loan files, employee records, administrative reports, past examination records, etc. and banks are required to have off site storage for duplicate items to meet emergency prepairdness plans, in case the main branch is blown away.Other storage customers are medical facilities, your public school system stores tons of records, city and county offices have files that are not sensitive, and just about anyone who is getting a croweded office like your insurance agent.

That is just added administrative work for you.