The stormwater plan may need to be submitted by a licensed civil engineer too. 

Without the tenant’s consent the City must obtain an inspection warrant.California Civil Code §1954 does not apply to the Hayward ordinance because the ordinance affects only the conduct of the City and not that of the landlords.A landlord is required to make only a “good faith” effort to obtain a tenant’s consent to facilitate a City inspection.A landlord cannot be held liable for a tenant’s failure to consent to an inspection of the unit.---------------------- endsnip --------------------Really, the inspection program hasn't been THAT big a deal. 

Or, their is some type of litigation going on with the home it’s self or the HOA.  

Here is contact for a lender who does a ton of financing for condos in litigation.

I have the problem of being a soon to be graduate (in May (2018)), with a B.S. in Civil Engineering w/ a job already signed up.

PaulYour attorney forgot to tell you about: 4) you lose and still owe him $ Tom one really needs to be careful of the thought that my attorney can beat up their attorney.. in civil litigation you have to look at damages.. and reality of winning.. not sure what this guys attorney hourly rate is but he could find him self with a 2 to 5k attorney bill and lose which according to most responses and at least in my expeirnce he probably will based on the facts he laid out..

Disclose it.It may seem you are sabotaging your sale by telling the buyers negative things about the house and the neighborhood, but you are actually protecting yourself from costly litigation in the future.If you have any questions about disclosure requirements in our state, please ask.

Talk to some attorneys about litigation surrounding pools. 

Not sure where you'll be doing your research but here are things you'll likely need access to...Land records ... to determine ownership, open mortgages, other encumbrancesCourt records ... for judgments, pending litigation, BKTax records ... real property taxes are liensLocal violations, liens, water may factor as wellAnd you often don't just click a few buttons and get results... usually you have to review docs and piece things togetherGood luck.

Even if that attorney isn't in real estate, if they have integrity they may be able to help you  find someone who is in real estate litigation, who's honest and who isn't afraid of court.