Laws and regulations regarding use of real estate are Federal, State, Local, county, city, and possibly special districts.

Actually,Florida Regulations 61J2-5.016 - License Status of Active Officers and Directors Florida Regulations > Department of Business and Professional Regulation > Division 61J2 > Chapter 61J2-5 > § 61J2-5.016.

(a) Except as provided in section one hundred and ninety-seven D, the owner of any premises shall be liable for all damages to a child under six years of age at the time of poisoning, upon proof that said child's blood lead level equals or exceeds the blood lead level at which the department defines lead poisoning, that are caused by his failure to comply with the provisions and requirements of section one hundred and ninety-four, subsection (a) of section one hundred and ninety-six or section one hundred and ninety-seven, and regulations pursuant to said provisions

Otherwise, its not the end of the world to just declare the money and the investor is effectively gifting you the funds for the down payment.You could/should be able "get around" this with a commercial loan since they don't have to follow the regulations/stipulations of a conforming loan to my understanding.Good luck.

There are some statutory regulations as stated in ORS 86A, so you need to know what you are doing.

Landlords in every state are bound by certain rules and regulations and each state will have their own laws governing landlords and tenants.

If you leave your unit vacant there is a tax for that and rent control, the city gives you a percent you are allowed to use every year( CA has it's own state regulated number) and protected classes can not easily be evicted.

Regulation compliance may be a mess so it's possible you'll be starting over again with the local planning department.

I agree they damaged the disposal but read your local regulations on how they can handle a dispute so you aren't found wrong just for not following procedures.

I believe across the country each State's pre-licensure course teaches you about the terminology, laws, and regulations about brokering real estate.