There's a big difference between spending $200 to speak with an attorney and getting advice and fighting it out in court.

You're seller is really going to fight it?

I am fighting the urge to buy raw land and develop 30 or 40 lots of my own in my area.

It's always a pain for tenants to get the extra money to pay the security deposit for a new place, then fight to get it back from the other place.

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.