Does the landlord have to be present in court to testify?

In the State of Connecticut, the court does not guarantee title until you close on the property.

If the bank sells the property to a third party after the court house sale for a lesser price.

Your lease is likely have your name on it anyways.If they are going to sue you and you go to court, I can just imagine seeing the "victim tenant" telling the judge how you misrepresented yourself to them.You will be surprised when tenants find out you are the owner.

It would seem that with this happening somewhere in the range of 300,000 times per year that there would specifically be a tax court case on the subject if that were the case too.

Take it up with the Department of Justice and the Federal District Court of Western Missouri.

Visit your court house, city hall, etc and see what you can find out about permitting and go from there. 

If you think you need something that complicated, it might be best to get with an attorney to have this set up in a way that the attorney understands it in case it needs to be defended in court.

@Mike Dymski I always use month to month leases, much easier if things go to court, as the lease is only good if it’s paid by the fifth.

Multi-Family properties offer more potential returns but they also come with more complexity and management responsibilities.