Will,Part of the problem is you did renovation work, which triggers bringing items up to ADA standards, i'm surprised your code enforcement officer ( building inspector) did not pick up on that when you filed for the permit ( you did get a permit for the work didn't you?

If a trust owns this property or it is subject to a guardianship, probate, etc. there is no enforceable contract anyway.

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that it is enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff. 6.

You might want to get intimately acquainted with the current and future landlord tenant legislation in Portland before deciding to invest here, especially if you enjoy sanity.

Yet some no nothing, never had a real job , right into politics after college, Boston assemblyman will still find a way to craft a piece of legislation that will enforce his idea of control upon the free market in not just his backyard, but everywhere he can enact it.

They didn't have permits or codes enforced when my current home was built, still not burned down. 

The industry is so ripe for discussion with all of its: negative stigma, tenants/toilets/trash, fee-drivenness, landlord friendly, investor driven, technologically evolving and legislatively active...environment.There's the historic landlord and agent PM legal agency relationship with a traditional scope of service, duties/responsibilities between LL&T, evolving retail/consumer trends/expectations, etc.

To be honest, between the anti-landlord legislation and propaganda that demonizes anyone who's a housing provider or developer, combined with a glut of housing units currently on the market that is causing me a ton of work to find good tenants for any given vacancy (think about that contradiction for a second), I'm really struggling with landlording at the moment. 

They built it without a permit and enforcement compliance stopped operating the entire development. 

Check with the code enforcement office to find out exactly what kind of materials you will need to use for a secondary egress.