See above.One speedbump with this particular couple is explaining the situation clearly-If you split up; have a fight; don't want to live together anymore...it doesn't matter.

=) Agents that don't fight for their own money certainly don't fight for yours!

@Kelly Holly unfortunately i do not have a lot of experience getting stuff fron HOAs. my only suggestion is to read your bylaws very well, and if you can find anything specific that might point to their responsibility, quote it in a strongly worded letter. if necessary have a friend draft it or pay a lawyer to write it. if they still refuse you may have to pay an attorney to fight it for you, at which point it may be cheaper to fix yourself.

At last account they only need give 30 days notice (and I'm all for our fighting men & women to have that right). 

You may have to bring a quiet title legal action, which is costly and also has an uncertain outcome if the prior owner decides to fight to get his property back.

We fight hard via our lobbyists in Olympia to keep our state laws favorable to the needs and concerns of landlords.

I'm not one to pick a fight, or play holier-than-thou, but greedy landlords hurt the rest of us good ones.

Personally, I think alot of landlords are against recieving rent up front, in past post they've said stuff like if the tenant is a problem, dealing drugs, fighting, ect. you cant really kick them out.

Why fight so hard to make it work when there are tons of deals to be had out there!

So if you clean the carpets because the smell like dog piss or have to repaint because all the walls are scratched up on the first 2' you can have something saying they knew that was going to be a problem if they fight it.