However, the HUD language explicitly states that FHA will not insure a mortgage (aka, you will not get one) "if FHA concludes that the transaction was designed to use FHA mortgage insurance as a vehicle for obtaining investment properties."

I re-read the lease agreement I used and the language is fairly generic:"This deposit money minus any necessary charges formissing/dead light bulbs, repairs, cleaning, etc., will then be returned to TENANT with a writtenexplanation of deductions, within 60 days after they have vacated the property."

Notices must contain specific language provided for in AB 2179.

If you do not speak their language you will have no end of issues.

Yes, make it very clear where the responsibilities lie, since in today's society that "common sense" notion as flown the coop.Here is my lease language regarding plumbing:24.

I've been there...The answers to your questions will be governed by the state the property is located in, any relevant local ordinances, and the specific language your lease agreement does (or does not) contain about situations like this.So, to help things along, where is the house located?

Well as you probably already know figuring out what the hell you are talking about is like translating a foreign language that I don’t speak.  

Anything in that band above the conforming loan limit and below the conforming high balance loan limit, we're not consistent about the language we use. 

Without seeing the full language from the appraiser, this doesn't sounds like a big deal and probably for the best.

I could see where you're drawing that interpretation from the language shared here.