There are additional complicating rules / requirements for operating your LLC in a compliant fashion that could make this option less attractive for you if you only have one or a couple rental properties. 

This is why every investor needs to have a real estate lawyer on retainer to protect your interests and keep you from getting into trouble.Someone to ask legal questions to and read contracts to make sure they are compliant with the law.

All of that is true, but there are many smaller manufactured housing groups that have also been hit with fines and penalties.No one can afford to hide their head in the sand on these issues and that was the message I was trying convey.So what are you doing to make sure your operation is legal and compliant?

It would be laborious process that requires an architect to ensure that the space is code compliant and usable as residential, then file permits with the city.

Secondly painting them is really not a viable option as the grills will remain black and it will be extremely difficult to paint already installed frames and replacing them would be very costly(25,000+ approximately)So with that said, I have 45 days to respond to the notice as to how I will become compliant but would like to find out my options to deal with this situation...Do I need to high a lawyer?

When using an unlicensed contractor you as the owner are exposed to the risk of being non-compliant with the rules/regulations of your jurisdiction.  

Also make sure you are compliant with the notice period for a rent increase, in some places it is 90 days.

The seller will typically carry said note for Y amount of time with an interest rate of Z.So transaction would look like this:Agreed Purchase Price: $ XDown Payment Amount: $ DPBalance of Note Carried: $X - $DP = $Note BalanceTerms Y years at Z interest rate Amortized = Monthly Payments (Principle + Interest)Optional (Add in Escrow Account for Taxes + Insurance)Some people also use a servicing company and add a monthly Servicing Fee for that.So the final monthly payments would include P+I+T+I+SF (Principle + Interest + Taxes + Insurance + Servicing Fee) Also, if you sell more then 3 homes per year to owner occupants with seller financing, you have to use a Mortgage Loan Originator to be Dodd Frank compliant. 

Like your electrician said, if they are labeled correctly they will be code compliant.  

Ultimately he had to incur a lot of legal and title company expenses to restructure his business to be compliant in the other state.