Leisure Beach Condominium, Fort Lauderdale FL

I was trying to rent a condo here and the landlord approved the lease after me making a deposition of $1500 and requiring HOA approval. HOA made me come to Fort Lauderdale from Boston for an in person interview for approval during a pandemic even after providing a doctor letter that recommended not to travel because of my health issues. I was willing to attend any kind zoom/online interview but they refused and landlord told me that I had to forfeit my deposition if I don’t appear in person interview. When I came to the in person interview, the HOA just walked through some common sense rules like not hanging clothes on balcony etc. I’m not sure why they couldn’t do that through a zoom meeting while I landed a job and been doing all my work meetings through zoom over a year.