Yes, you could file a claim, but may just send you down a road of meetings, paperwork, reports, etc. only to be officially denied in the end. 

You need to ask for the official marriage documentation.

I'm sorry that's no excuse to act that way in any profession especially from a town official. 

I'm going to contact city hall and see if this will be officialized, but it sounds like they have some leniency given that the moratorium and subsequent regulations (i.e 300 ft requirement) would put many people in financial straits.Glad the pro-STR crowd came out in full force at last night's meeting.

If your funds are from a third party, then you'd need a letter from that party outlining what they are providing you with, and if they have no official standing (like a bank), from where they have the ability to offer those funds.

You won't get anything from the tenant but also won't get legislation to change based on the first interaction with your elected officials but you will plant a seed and you will have a lever to pull to vent to with someone who might actually be able to drive change! 

I didn’t started investing yet and I’m primarily interested in simply learning from people’s past experiences, talking about ways to officially jump in the business, etc.

Please excuse my ignorance, but when a property is placed “UNDER CONTRACT “ are you referring to an official California Department of Real Estate form?

I would have thought that the official EIN assignment form from the IRS would be the correct Full Legal name but, by dropping the "LP" it worked.

@Jonathan Bell If your long-term goal is to keep on buying apartment/rentals for a long time, then it will be good to create an LLC because it gives you credibility and reassures them that yours is a real business and thus making it more "official".