If not, well you know the old saying, "the best time to get a lead paint certificate for your units was last year; the second best time is now".I've been told that the RI DOH may not start hitting people with fines for failure to register on October 1 as the law allows them to, due to the insufficient # of inspectors in the state to meet the demand.However, I've also been told that the other part of the law, the one that makes it so you cannot file for an eviction in RI without a current lead paint certificate, is expected to take effect sharply on October 1st.For anyone who hasn't submitted their properties/units to the new registry, I have a 15-page guide (with screenshots) that walks you through it.

JohnThat must be a Florida law.

A lot of cities floor me by telling me they don't allow it but then they can't tell me where to see the language of the law.

I have a lender, I would work with the same law office as previously, I have an insurance agent, I would find a home inspector, I would coordinate with the lender on the assessment - I feel quite capable of managing all of that. 

With regard to the contractor, you want to give proper notice for when the contractor will come to do work and that depends on your state's laws and also your lease.If you give proper notice and the tenant refuses entry, then I would talk to the tenant and explain to them that they are violating the lease and could be evicted if this continues.

Like other cities Indy doesn't have progressive zoning and permitting laws.

If you're looking in DSM, we use Aaron Hubbard at Hubbard Law.

The permitting and law does allow a home owner to do the work, and then inspected (which are more thoroughly done) if they live there themselves for a minimum one year.  

You don't know the law, you don't know how to handle difficult tenants, and you aren't local to work on it.This is what Ohio law says: “The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels that are too large for the tenant’s mail facilities, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors.”I would give the tenant a short, direct warning that they have 72 hours to coordinate with the vendor and set a schedule for repairs.

I would recommend you speak with your tax advisor and set it up correctly from the start, whether an LLC, Trust or something else.Also consider states different laws, maybe find a state with more friendly landlord protections.