A friend of mine earns very well working as a director for them.

HOA Board of Directors (BOD) tend to be clannish.

From our perspective, this is not about controlling rent," says Faith Lumsden, the director of code compliance in the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections.

In fact, go talk to the housing director for all the law schools in your area, and ask them if you can advertise your rentals to their students. 

If it's a condo, check out the financials of the condo association and be absolutely sure they have money and they have a good leadership team in place such as a board of directors or management company.

If you have a law school nearby, go talk to the housing director and ask if you can advertise on their facebook page, or website or at least on their bulletin board.Once I discovered law students as tenants, the angels sang! 

I first advertised on the law school's facebook page via the law school housing director (university was next door), then if no bites from there, I'd list on Craigslist.  

Unfortunately, when the director of the agency that dealt fairly retired his successor was just as unreasonable as the directors of the other agencies.

If you're not within walking distance, then you need to be cheaper than the options that are closer.To target law student specifically, contact the law school and ask for the housing director. 

I inherited my father's condo in CT and am fortunate that the President of the Board of Directors genuinely cares about the complex and has kept up the maintenance as necessary.