Painting or residing if need be will encourage tenants to respect the property more or get more respectful tenants.

With respect to auctions, I just took a deep breath and purchased a property through an auction site.

Clean the place up and start fresh with a tenant that is properly screened, paying market rent, and respecting your authority as the owner.Another thought: you may want to consider a property manager.

., with respect, New York State has a Unified Judicial system site:  https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivilLocalL/T cases are always available and can be searched by plaintiff or defendant, searchable by county and other criteria. 

By being respectful, firm and consistent I was able to evict the tenants.

People maintain and respect that which they have an investment in.

My girlfriends dad is a well respected GC and has offered to partner with me on a lower end 80-100k property flip.

@Cynthia Morgan If you plan to finance with a VA, FHA or USDA loan, the condo development has to be on the respective "approved" list.For FHA or USDA: https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/condlook.cfm?

Approach them respectfully, as you would like to be approached if you were in that position....they know what’s going on.  

As a home owner in a HOA there is no way I would put up with others turning it into a hotel.This is not about rules it is about respect for others.