If they give me a recommendation, they are the ones standing up and defending my stance if the tax man come-a-knocking.

My friend may need to call a lawyer since it appears that criminal charges were filed against the previous property owner the day after the property changed hands and the solicitor is unwilling to answer any questions about said charges as my friend is not the named defendant yet was the legal owner at the time. 

Hi Frank,Yes, if you have a LLC, that is treated as a separate "person" and therefore the LLC needs an attorney to represent it in court, be it eviction or defending itself.

How should I defend myself?

If N is merely claiming $200, better to just pay or offer half and ask him to notify you *before* there is damage.Or pay a lawyer to defend a nuisance suit for damages...

I would certainly feel strongly defending such a case in an IRS audit.

Who is defending my best interest when it comes to those issues ?

- tenant paint job photos:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/535...When I used the word "high" to describe the quality of the paint job, I was referring to the state of inebriation of the tenant painter :)Reading that entire thread is a good learning activity; my initial comments on that thread start on page 4, and the person I was attempting to educate posted after that to defend allowing tenants to paint!

IFDEFENDANT IS NOT OUR BORROWER, PLEASE ADVISE OUR COMPANY SO PROPERAFFIDAVITS MAY BE OBTAINED.Item (f)(7) SATISFACTION AND RELEASE OF:(1) JUDGMENT, RECORDED 01/09/2012 CASE NO. 2012-xxx, PLAINTIFF:MIDLAND FUNDING LLC ASIIT A CHASE ACCOUNT, DEFENDANT: Minie Mouse,IN THE AMOUNT OF $7325.(2) JUDGMENT, RECORDED 07/24/2014, CASE NO. xxx-2013, PLAINTIFF:CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, DEFENDANT: minnie mouse, IN THE AMOUNTOF $8098.62.THE AMOUNT QUOTED, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, IS WITHOUT PENALTIES ANDINTEREST.

If it is the type of thing covered by insurance then your insurance company will hire the lawyer to defend you should the homeowners pursue it.