HVAC appeared to work.  

I never had this tested in court.

From my own research, for Indiana, it does appear to be a sole operator for Property Management, one must:Have a Broker's License, which requires (1) year as an active licensed real estate salesperson.Which in combination requires a fee, at least 2 exams, a year of experience, and a few courses.That much I understand.

(she hasn't given any documents substantiating her claim, and is not on title) 2) IF it goes to probate court, is it so the Judge will decide who gets the house?

I just finished purchasing my next project at the court house steps and I am working on a few more.To answer your questions. 

This is a court judgement and will supersede any restriction they are placing.

Under the circumstances, the court believes that Mr.

We use separate contracts - with no financing or incentive ties between them - but I read a thread on BP last week where a snippet of the regulation from NC was posted and it appears they prefer a single contract there.Either way, a 40K option fee on a 94K property is way too much and would be considered predatory just about anywhere.  

Puts the ball in her court to pay or move..

From the other thread, I agree that the limitations appear to be a non-starter for many real estate deals.