And, while that might have been worth discussing had they approached you as "adults," they chose to financially harm you. 

Painting it is the way to go; the siding will last for a long time and the painting will enhance the appearance.

I don’t think anyone is harming her.

Furthermore, you'll have a nice benefit package to further enhance your end-game and cut costs.   

Existing situations are less likely to be reported because it has been that way for a long time.Jail is pretty extreme for a consequence, but if someone gets harmed, you could be held responsible for criminal negligence.

At this time, the plumber (now his wife joined the conversation) became irate and cussed out our property manager, even threatening bodily harm to him.

It feels like people just focus on the leverage aspect of the FHA loan before even considering the ridiculous long-term harm to your wealth associated with them.Thanks,VR

Nerdwallet was kind enough to list both the interest rate AND the overall APR for 30yr fixed conventional vs FHA and that tells you that looking at the interest rate only is misleading and actually harmful to your long-term wealth building. 

There have been changes over the past year to comply with new regulations and a there are a few enhancements.

The basic question is whether he should continue to hold properties given their high property tax and whether the overall fiscal situation in the state will harm values.