Can’t they just voluntarily fix their places up on their own without this crap?
You wrote: "Cant they just voluntarily fix their places up on their own without this crap?"
This is just another way of getting the new owners to pay all of the costs.
Consider for a moment:
If you were on a budget as most are, would you prefer the higher or the lower monthly payment and ignore the fact that your tax bill will be much higher!