What strategies do landlords take when there are security and safety concerns with smaller multifamily properties?

HELOC should be deemed as a safety net for you personal home in the event of an emergency.

@Jim K.hook the ground back up.. take the tape off the red and put a wire nut on it for better safety.

Also, for safety during an unacknowledged inspection entry, is it usually recommended/possible to request a sheriff/LE officer to meet us there..?   

@Jared Ryan I have seen a lot more investors succeed in scaling by focusing more on appreciation, and just making sure they have enough cash flow to have a margin of safety.

That kind of thinking puts all of our safety at risk.

Health and safety comes first. 

A nonconforming use is a use of land, buildings, or structures that was lawfully established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, or any amendment thereto, but which does not conform to the regulations for the zoning classification in which it is located.Nonconforming uses may be continued subject to the following limitations:a) No nonconforming use shall be extended, expanded, enlarged, or moved to occupy a different or greater area of land, buildings or structures than was occupied by such use at the time it became nonconforming; provided, however, a nonconforming use may be extended throughout any parts of a building which were specifically designed and arranged for such use at the time it became nonconforming.b) No building or structure devoted to a nonconforming use shall be enlarged, extended, recon­structed, moved, or structurally altered unless such building or structure is thereafter devoted to a conforming use; provided, however, such building or structure may be enlarged or extended upon prior authorization from the Board of Adjustment, which authorization shall not be granted unless the Board of Adjustment makes each of the following findings of fact:1) The proposed enlargement or extension shall be de minimis in relation to the existing building or structure.2) The proposed enlargement or extension shall not increase the intensity of the nonconforming use, which is to say, it will not result in an increase in dwelling units for a residential use nor in gross floor area for a nonresidential use.3) The proposed enlargement or extension is designed so that it will not render the use of the property any less compatible than it is in its existing circumstances.4) The authorization of such proposed enlargement or extension is not otherwise contrary to the public health, safety or welfare.c) A nonconforming use of a structure may not be changed to another nonconforming use unless such change is authorized by the Board of Adjustment.

Lack of gfci outlets where needed and other safety issues like missing smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. 

Section 8 requires ALL health and safety codes to be up to par.