Another common strategy with internet advertising is to bury high fees in the small print, and/or use a wonky down payment, or something else that no one ACTUALLY does. 74.91% LTV corresponds to a down payment of 25.09%.

It is just common courtesy for a tenant to leave a house reasonably clean......not spotless, because obviously the owner is going to send in a cleaning crew before re-renting the property....Obviously you should have some language in your lease about what you expect and want....

This is common with all travel.

I'm wrestling with the common things including limitation of time, capital, and overall limiting beliefs.

The other great thing is that capital improvements, especially to common space is spread out between all the units.

Consider allowing for such instances in your budget.An Architect with a crew to do the work that he/she has used in the past might be a budget saver in the long run.Watch your property tax increases as you build out and once you are done--some places tax percent complete and time over runs with no income coming in eat into the budget.Actual colors can be a pain, consider having an in-situ (that's latin by the way) color board area on the building where you can try a few similar colors (and finishes) live and live with them for a week or so before deciding on an exact palate and finish.The more specific you can be (the more you know exactly what you want) the less Architect time you will burn.Using someone who has recent build experience in your area, with similar projects may help prevent costly errors re inspection times, and local code knowledge during budgeting... ie does your HVAC have to pass retail inspection, or Mall inspection...a costly difference, especially once in place.

On the other hand, if you signed an agreement and genuinely owe them the money, and an honest mistake was made at closing, you probably also signed something like an "Errors and Omissions Compliance Agreement" which states you will cooperate with the closing agent/title company to correct any errors. 

@Jeff Cua I added a washer/dryer hookup in a garage/common area on a duplex a few years ago.To make a long story short, rents have been stagnant despite my opinion on increased value- at what I feel was a substantial cost…and I didn’t go through subfloors or make the living areas inhabitable during the install, nor have to repair it on the back end.Only you know your situation, local market, etc…based on my experience I would not do it again.Best of luck to you.

What they are saying (and will have to prove) is the satisfaction they issued and recorded was done on error and they did not receive their monies.

I am aware this may not be able to be proven unless it is a blatant error on their part, so I am ready to eat the cost of either a repair or another replacement dryer.I do realize it's not their fault that its hard to get replacement parts.