Straight from HUD's web site:Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).There may be additional protected classes at a state or local level.

I'm not sure how to go about collecting or if it is even going to be worth my while since he's handicapped and retired.

You many not discriminate based on race, origin, religious beliefs, gender, handicap, etc.

There are sometimes handicapped children or elderly parents that survive and need to be cared for.You are a very hard hearten person to be advocating that all their survivors be tossed into the gutter (the deceased probably even paid for his handicapped child's wheelchair, so the fed will take that too.)And apparently, you believe that all the family pets should be shunted off to the pound and put to sleep, and no arrangements made for their care when their owner dies.A good parent makes sure a child can make his own way.

You may also nee to have sufficient parking for vistors and a handicap entrance and fire exits, don't forget to light the way out!

The best comp was a 2 unit that had 2beds 1 bath and an additional 1/1 that rented roughly the same price and sold $638,000 and was updated.Changing it back into a house and removing the commercial space as a flip you are still looking at the $600,000 market based on comps of a 3/2 and not having to worry about some of the legal issues with the City for the commercial space which included a handicap ramp being built and a handicap space.

The way I understand a notary is someone who is way more versed in law than a good attorney, and who can identify the parties, and whose obligation includes reviewing proof of title (the seller does own the property and can sell - not under duress, not mentally handicapped, not unable to understand the terms of the transaction), and even reading the sale and purchase deed and the mortgage deed if any, and has to explain everything that is important to the buyer.Are title companies private companies?

ADA, check out handicap parking rules and accessibility.Something is wrong with your process. 

We do not want an assisted living type situation, just housing that is suited for seniors (handicap accessible etc).

@Dennis Cosgrave thanks for your input, I will be discussing with my wife about managing it.She’s a really clean and quite tenant and treats the place like her own.My question to that would be if we offer to bring her up to market value immediately and install a chair lift for her (especially if it keeps her in there for another 10+ years) and possibly any other future partially handicap tenants to use, would that be a good or bad idea?