The inspector will tell me what he wants done to grant a new occupancy certificate.

I have researched tax certificates and tax deed auctions and have found plenty of vacant homes too.

Any termite/pest company will do an initial inspection and certification for around $50.  

So I received my certificate of sale in the mail yesterday for a condo I won last week at the judicial sale corp.

So I'm looking at a small 2br house withh a "long term tennanct"  but the seller states that the owner will be responsible for the Certificate of Occupancy and all certifications. 

and might have enough legal assistance to get herself an advantage.I'm nervous, as in PA she can get every dime she ever paid in rent back if the owner never got the Rent Suitability Certificate.

After months of repeated calls, messages, and emails, I was finally able to get someone helpful to assist me with information and forms including a FCE (Final Certificate of Eligibility).Part of the requirements (see STEP 3 in the below image) is that each residential unit must be registered as rent stabilized with the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR).

If you don't have the mold remediation done by a professional contractor who provides some type of receipt or certificate for their services, it can bite you when you want to sell the house. 

They don't do quite title action, they basically provide a certificate that a tax deed sale was done properly and with this certificate you can get a title insurance from couple of their title insurances (last time i called it was boston national.

I was going to buy him a nice dinner certificate but am concerned that it's not enough.