If you can show that as an agent/broker you are a "procuring cause" you may have grounds to seek the split and not simply the referral fee.

These can melt due to overheating resulting in damage to the dryer and possibly causing a fire.

Its just a waste of time and a lost cause.

Look up 'just cause eviction' , 'Ellis Act' , and be familiar with the logistics of the condo conversion process in Berkeley.

the one he is selling is in really bad condition its kind of like border line demo house he probably got it really cheap its a house that probably isn't worth fixing to him cause he had a duplex for sale also that a car had ran into he just getting rid of his bad properties

If you're looking to absorb, I hope you brought a giant sponge cause there's a ton here.

To leave it with the property owner might cause some individual homeowners to lose their home but then an investor that can handle fixing the problem will be able to benefit and restore the home to functionality.

You can easy read the suit attached and post some other information here and we can comment to see if engaging an attorney make sense or if the suit makes it a lost cause, I really doubt the latter.

The problem I worry about is, who knows how bad it really is, cause they are only basing it on what's visible.

Trying to get someone out on Turkey Day would have cost you 3-4x as much and so I think it was reasonable to wait. 5 day turn around time with a weekend, holiday, and third party involved, not bad at all sir....3) Agree with previous post, will probably be outside of the scope.4) Unless there was an acute event which caused the leak, i.e. earth quake, flood, external damage, etc., my guess would be no.