But offering a series of month-to-month or 6-month leases would seemingly allow for a landlord to raise the rent in a stepwise fashion... at least according to the letter of this law.

The MLS is being picked bone dry by a massive influx of investors(new and more experience)as well as the hedge funds out there.The old fashion ways to find properties are starting to become more viable in the current RE markets.

Is it a surface parking lot by chance?

It was quite labor intensive to scuff the surface adequately to create enough "teeth" to ensure a good bond.

While on the surface that is his problem, if things get tough or expenses go high he may have little incentive to finish the deal.

I'm suspecting that any damage that comes from this will not surface for a few more months.

The same is happening with fashion retail sector" confessed Laatre."

I wonder if the banks have thought about that yet, or the regulators, that would be a pretty good way to bring the illegal financing transactions to the surface, just don't fund them to pay them off!

This is obviously for use on surfaces that can be cleaned (not drywall) such as brick or block, concrete, some wood etc.

There were some tell tale signs on the surface that a trained eye might notice to clue one on the conditions, but the average guy would have though the site was never developed because there were trees and vegetation all over the place.