Neighbor disputes were more easily resolved with the police and code enforcement before (and in this case really, since the HOA is not doing anything about it).

And it escalates.Whether she's unstable, or a small misunderstanding lead to you two getting off on the wrong foot, the resolution at this point seems very clear to me. 

My solution is to delay releasing 5% of funds for these 20 units until we have an agreed upon plan for resolution.

Say for example there is a dispute of some kind with a turnkey real estate company or with a tenant, what avenues are there?

If you or anyone else (including any attorneys) dispute Jeff Watson's analysis then please come forward with your reasoning.But taking cheap shots at people simply because they disagree is not helpful or productive.

Furthermore, if there is ever a dispute between you and the tenants, it is so so easy to put the responsibility on your for not supplying this or that.Maybe some times like internet or cable (without pay per view) might make sense, but i couldn't imagine anything else.  

I would guess that making a complaint to "Fari Housing" would be the quickest way to an immediate resolution.

Living Wills and Recovery and Resolution Plans 11.

Whatever you think about the tenant's personal habits, letting that water continue to leak in, you leave yourself vulnerable in any dispute with the tenant, however unrelated.

Yet with all these problems we have had with the new washer, we had to dispute the credit card payment especially in light of the fact that the service technicians couldn't put a finger on what was causing the the start light to come on at random times.Not happy with the Los Angeles area Speed Queen distributor sales manager at all.