Cannot believe this is still an issue for all of you. Really sorry to hear. I got insanely lucky and pulled out after only sinking in $250 and did get my money back at that time. (This was well before floor underneath broke and everything fell into the... basement)
Truly hoping for a resolution for those still dealing with this.
Did we ever get a full story about what happened with the license? Dug pages back and didn't see anything. Was it as simple as he thought he had the license or said he had it(and lied), but in the end did not?