The response of the government was to REQUIRE property owners to continue to provide housing ,eating minimum standards, even as they were losing money.  

They also have the ports (or in the case of D.C. the government) which means they will continue to be very important economically for a long time.I invest in Rochester, NY because I happen to live there, but when Kodak went "under" and Xerox moved there was no appreciation for almost 20 years. 

With strong demand and guaranteed, government-backed rent, Columbus is an excellent choice for investors seeking reliable cash flow.

For example, the local government rental inspection walks through and finds no issues.  

As Jeff stated, it would give local governments the authority to impose rent control on Landlords and the State won't be able to stop them.Rent control is bad.

If the government wants to send you a notice or you get sued, it will likely go to your address of record for the LLC.

Interesting point about bailouts and government support.

I work for General Dynamics Electric Boat which has decades long contracts with the US government and the turnover rate is relatively high in the company so my thoughts are if I could choose a place that is within commute distance there and within the price range of the average employee that maybe that could be a great idea but I want to know if people think that is too much of an assumption and risk to make?

As far as the legality of sober living homes they have a good bit of protection at the federal level from local government discrimination since people in recovery from addiction are a protected class, however some cities and counties have occupancy laws and certain codes that conflict with the sober home model and oftentimes the neighbors are not keen on having one next to them.

There are two aspects to the government “crackdown”.