It's just I came into this with a background as a classroom teacher and high-stakes language exam coach and I really didn't understand the immense help that my experience managing the student-teacher relationship has given me in learning how to manage the landlord-tenant relationship.I also had no clue how much of a leg up that same experience had taught me to deal on a personal basis with public officials such as magistrates, code enforcement officials, court clerks, and of course law enforcement officials, here in PA most notably our state constables.The last thing that really helped has nothing to do with me.

If we name someone other than our daughters as executors, that person cannot make a deal with you as the authority to sell the property passed to our daughters, the trustees, as the property is now in their hands.

Yes, you're correct about the unincorporated County area, so the County is the authority, not the City. 

I called the Houston Housing Authority and they said my property would get approved for up to $4313 as a section 8 long term rental.

I was hopeful that time would resolve or lessen the bad relationship that my friend has with neighbors and authorities.

Read and study Principles of Real Estate Practice: 6th Edition by Stephen Mettling (Author), David Cusic (AuthorOr a similar text.  

First, the taxing authority seeking to collect the delinquent taxes (county, city, or state) will place a lien on the property (also called a fi fa or fieri facias).

Anyone telling you there is, is either lying to you or, obtaining nonpublic information without the authority to do so.

The person at the open house has no authority to make policy changes and wouldn't pretend to do so.

Pete Housing Authority and renting to Section 8 tenants?