Is there any legal action one can take or is it just a lost cause?

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LLC's main benefit is from a legal perspective.

It's a place to legally go and sell stock/business without capital gains.

I've always been able to find my STR clients investments that are legal and whose numbers works. 

None of us can give you legal advice!

We have a RE attorney & mortgage broker to make sure our operation is legal & compliant.

I think new builds don't really work from an ROI standpoint, but if you can find properties that have easy ADU conversions then the value might be there.I'm in MA and we just made ADUs legal by right, so I'm looking into the best ways to add value using them.

(This is the only time it is legal to screen 2 applicants at the same time here.)

As a business, a judge will expect YOU to know all the laws and legal procedures.Make a minor mistake and the judge is unlikely to give you a break and may rule in the tenant's favor.The judge will see the tenant as a consumer and may give them a lot of leeway in court, even give them borderline legal advice.You are in over your head, not having the knowledge to properly handle this.