@Roy N. do you think I can have my lawyer demand that the deposit be transferred to me as apposed to the tenants? 

I am no lawyer, but my understanding is that by contracting with your buyer, you're agreeing to sell to them on a certain day, not asserting that you currently have the ability to close.Your mention of an assignment contract worries me a little: The whole point of double closing is that you are not assigning the contract, but rather buying directly from your seller and then selling immediately to your buyer.

If they are fighting with everyone, getting sued and suing people, getting pulled over multiple times for DUIs, not having insurance, etc., I seriously doubt they are going to get my written approval to modify the residence or honor my pet or smoking policy.

Being a lawyer or an engineer won't cut the mark nor will having made several million dollars in doing any aspect of the industry!

Is there anyone on there that has a lawyer as a colleague?

I would suggest even saving your money and forget the securities lawyer and talk to either an experienced lawyer or accountant about what type of partnership or LLC would be better for you to operate with.

You don’t know everything about the law, but you use a lawyer when you need one.

If she is that concerned she should consult with a lawyer but I doubt that she has anything to worry about.

That legislation you posted on there Larry is clearly a piece of gift legislation to trial lawyers.

Yu, have you contacted a local eviction lawyer to handle this?