But I would like to increase my forum interactions and formally introduce myself to the BP community.

The formal appraisal. 

The more research you can do and hand-off to them in a clear, organized, format, the more you can save on lawyer fees by decreasing their scope of work.Again, every municipality is different, but the approval process for a rezoning typically involves an informal meeting with the City's staff, a formal application, and a few public meetings such as a neighborhood committee, a zoning review board, and the City Council meeting.

Much of it is that the public isn't aware of brokerage relationships and John Q may talk to a dozen Realtors, the one due the commission will be the one on the contract as that becomes a formal and contractual relationship with the buyer.

I was able to hammer out a few details with a little back and forth before I had my formal offer in.  

The good news is that the fine is reduced to $1000, after I submitted a nice and polite letter.I asked PM why the fines not following the formal process starting from warning.

in NC you would have to formally evict to remove personal property from a house.

Should I proceed with a formal, court room eviction, seeing as he is the only one on the lease?

Get a formal education first, buy a text book for RE Agents at an RE school and study that, if you have a question from the text book mention me and I'll be happy to address it.

You get that by doing a title search.These transactions aren't nearly as formal as selling real estate.