A very politically liberal environment which frowns on making any changes to that boundary.  

I would venture to say in the more liberal counties in MD you would likely get in trouble for requiring proof, and in the more conservative counties you probably would not.But putting aside the proof aspect of it is a service animal or not....it is definitely a no no on the deposit.

Oakland actually has a fairly liberal tax valuation.

Quick point about the questions regarding your prospective rental property you made a couple days ago, I would be a little more liberal on your expenses.

I guess Im one of those "lying", "old white rich conservatives", liberals love to hate.

I haven't watched TV news for about 12 years and get more news from liberal sources than any organization with a conservative leaning.People are allowed to rent to whomever they choose.

Where you will get burned by investments is being too liberal with your underwriting or anticipating huge appreciation or CF year over year. 

I think the liberal governments in Washington and Oregon believe it's evil for anyone to make a profit.

[Note that the SD City Council went left along time ago, those 2 'Republicans' are uber liberal, so that (R) means nothing.]And this topic is about what a new or average investor would/should do as far as investing in or out of that state, and in that regard, I think the negative views are pretty relevant.

I'd pull back a little earth from the foundation--make a tiny trench kind of thing, and sprinkle DE liberally all around the foundation.