However, there is some anti STR sentiment in much of the county.  

Seattle City Council Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Teresa Mosqueda, Debera Juarez, Alex Pederson, knew exactly the consequences and that rents would skyrocket, but these politicians passed their anti-landlord laws anyway, trying to look tough, for cheap quick votes from uninformed renters. 

If you turn them down because you don't have a lead cert on file, you are violating the anti-discrimination laws.

bp by and large Is an anti guru anything site..  

People who like hardwood but are looking for a more bullet proof product love this material.If your basement floor is a concrete slab with control joints that will be layed over, I highly recommend looking into an anti fracture membrane to counter act the possibility of horizontal movements in the slabs at the joints, if there is any signs of vertical movement at the joints I would avoid any tile installations no matter what the product is.

That being said( and for the sake of knowledge sharing), I’m not 100% anti-condo.

Yes, CA is a pro-tenant / anti-landlord minefield of regulations.

I am not anti Midwest investing. 

If they were a stacked set in a closet, definitely leave them, and make sure you have new anti-burst supply hoses for them.

I'm from Wyoming and grew up around guns so this isn't a political, anti-gun post, it's just my observation.