The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it.We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

I’d like to be protected if it takes longer than 60 days to sell a spec.

You take out those utilities from the S8 voucher rent and the resulting NET rent is often BELOW market rents.Ask more questions to protect yourself from being taken advantage of. 

These laws have been tested in court and upheld because they do not discriminate against protected classes.Familial status in Fair Housing pertains to the presence of children (pregnant women, people with children, adoptive or foster parents).

How we protect our buyers is with the inspection, appraisal and financing contingencies.

You can protect yourself with a short contract period.

My comments were geared toward the protections provided an investor after going under contract and prior to closing.  

Akron is a very blue city and are not very landlord friendly - source of income protections, etc... 

The entire community tries to help one another and protects one another.

A FHA 203k Loan is where the purchase price and rehab costs are rolled into a single loan.The downside of using FHA or a FHA 203k is you will need to live there, for a minimum of one year (to satisfy FHA Requirements); AND because you closed personally, you will not have Asset Protection, in the form of closing in the name of a LLC.