Have you been in violation of any other provisions of your lease?

It seems like they are very tech savvy because they violate a number of Craig's List rules and still stay posted.

Look at court records for health code violations at apt communities -  owners facing these violations are likely more willing to look at offers 4.

city violations will stay. same deal with taxes. you will have to pay after you buy it. depending how the mortgage was serviced the bank may pay (or not) the property taxes. assessed value might be way off from the market value - you need to pull comps from MLS to find out. does the house have some old MLS listings from 2007 or 08 that you can dig out on MLS ?

I'd check and see if there are any violations/issues with both the well and the sewage.

Commercial loans can be called for violation of loan terms.

Violating a personal property under the law  can have a jail sentence attached.

Sounds like a slick move the township is doing which may violate the Fair Housing Act if their aim is to not allow certain people to rent in their town. 

This may jump all over the place but it'll make sense to you afterward.Start Here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingRead This: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/06/10...Read This: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/06/30...This should help you get started.Bandit signs work for getting leads on motivated sellers.You can also find motivated sellers thru public records search (NOD's, Pre-foreclosure, Code Violations (community eye-sores), etc.You can also place an ad on craigslist that you're an investor and "you buy houses!"

If that is a violation of the lease or they did damage during the painting, or really poor job then you charge what it actually costs to repaint the rooms properly.