@Jeremiah HilliardStorage is fairly cheap in this part of the country, small rural towns.  

It's public record and I go once a week to the court house in the probate department and ask for the recent probate cases for the past seven days.

They are efficient, been used in other countries for years, are good choice for smaller units, and can be cheaper than central HVAC. 

I practice in the federal courts (bankruptcy) and am not familiar with many of the local attorneys.

Bring them to small claims court over it???  

The neighborhood is hot and there is great renter and buyer demand, however, no one seems to want to touch this hot mess with a 10 foot pole.I know this is not the only place in the area or country with an inactive condo association.So question: What can you do to make it functional?

On the first Tuesday of each month, each county is allowed to hold a tax auction where you can purchase properties on the court house steps (not all of the 254 counties exercise their State given right). 

Is the property held in a trust or does the heir have court powers?  

Accordingly I will be bankrolling him from across the country. 

As we have all been hearing, the market is/ has seemed to rebound from the past crash and some feel that in certain areas of the country it is becoming over reaching.