Since about April of last year rental rates and occupancy has been in the literal toilet.

Everything Paige said and a few more.All vehicles must be licensed, tabbed and operableNo water beds, pools, portable heaters, portable dishwashers, portable clothes washers or dryers shall be used on the premises without prior written consent of agent/owner.No dust, sand, dirt, rubbish, coffee grounds, feminine products or other foreign material shall be flushed or washed down toilets,sinks, or wash basins.

How specific can you get in your lease when it comes to tenants responsibility for repairs of things to the house related to negligence, ie flushing sanitary products down toilets, appliances, hoa fines related to negligence of caring for the yard or following hoa rules etc? 

In those cases, making it easier to evict someone doesn't prevent them from putting rocks or cement in your toilet.

An inspection is more than the building which could be demolished, remodeled or otherwise improved. 

Keep that in mind if you're remodeling this property. 

@Tom Brown, I believe what was meant here was for an Architect in Chicago who is "Self-Certified" which is an accrediation Architects can obtain with the City of Chicago which permits us to follow an expedited permit review path on qualifying projects (remodel of a single-family home with new dormers would qualify.

Thanks Stevo, I appreciate the reply and you could do it that way however, it doesnt really solve the problem of a potential runaway water bill from say a toilet left running while the tenant is on vacation somewhere or some other problem where water is left on or leaking.

I purchased the property for $690K and invested an additional $20K in remodeling.

My understanding is that in Florida I do not need to hire licensed contractors to do regular routine maintenance (replace lamps, toilets, tiles, etc), is this true?