Since, generally speaking, lead paint only poses an immediate hazard if it's on the surface, or if there's peeling and chipping paint and subsurface layers are exposed, if you want to go the cheap and easy route you can get a $10 lead paint test kit at Home Depot and check various surfaces (just keep in mind the contractual contingency may only apply if the testing was done by a professional, according to the standard verbiage in the NH P&S). 

I don't agree with just letting the chips fall where they may.

I know when i was going that route there could be no chipping or peeling paint, must have handrails on both side of stairs/steps greater than 3.....etc.

But they have watched too many episodes of Joanna and Chip making it look easy. 

Would the city chip in on any repair if the roots involved the a common sewer pipe? 

If that granite is in good shape- not chipped and cracked and broken- I'd leave it.  

If I were a betting man I'd place my high denomination chips on the hypothesis that the large capital groups investing in doors these days by the subdivision have had lobbyists inject exceptions to all these eviction bans. 

It is critical that you understand the construction standards that you need to meet for your likely end buyer to get their financing.Things to look out for:windows, chipping paint, railings, steps, landings etc.

They don't have a lot of chips to bargain with.

I understand I can’t rent it, but figure A) creating a mother/daughter would improve the property value and B) I have friend/ family that’s willing to move in and chip me $1200 a month for it, so while yes I’m technically renting it, it’s not an air BNB type of rental or absentee owner which is what the community is afraid will happen.