So I will amend my previous posts here to state that CA rentals likely should follow the 2+1 rule. 

Article 25 of Public Act 299 of 1980, as amended was created, to license and regulate the practice of real estate brokers and salespersons in Michigan.

It was only recently here that the our Tenancies Act was amended to include roomers/boarders ... prior to that leases with boarders were governed by common contract law.Here you need to spell out in your lease what parts of the dwelling are common and where the roomer/boarder can expect privacy (typically within the confines of their own room).

Haven't encountered a drug background, but I will pass along that Nolo's Landlord's Legal Guide indicates that the Fair Housing Amendment Act protects prior drug users under the "disability" clause, even if they have felony convictions for drug "use".

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 5, eff.

And in any case the building labeling program was limited specifically to new construction only in a more than 300-page manager’s amendment, which was added before the House voted on the bill.NAR says it was partly responsible for making changes to the version of the bill that passed on June 26, and it has emphasized that this version "does not create a federal energy audit requirement for real property," "exempts existing homes and buildings from any federal guidelines for new construction energy labeling," and "specifically prohibits any labeling during a sales transaction."

The Class III license is the license necessary to DEAL in firearms regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934, as amended.

So, amending your CPA's advice, all direct make-ready expenses incurred before the property is ready and available for service have to be capitalized.  

To clarify, we're looking more for any additional "amendments" you wrote into a lease as a best practice to further protect your interests.  

You will then execute an amendment to the lease to remove the departing tenant.