A good landlord is also not a 'yes' man/woman, a good landlord is able to distinguish between needed repairs and selective repairs and is still able to say 'no' while still keeping the tenant happy by conveying the why.

I got screamed at by a clerk at the local grocery store for bringing in my own bag - which I kept on my arm to simply put my bagged groceries into and I never put it on the conveyer belt.People are stressed and angry and scared. 

I admit the percentages are my off the cuff estimates with zero research but I suspect they are accurate enough to convey my rationale to support my comment.  

If the pit bull conveys, no deal.

I'm not convinced that have a partnership agreement with the person who has the option contract conveys equitable interest to the partner, and as such, the partner could get into a lot of trouble for marketing real estate without a license.I'm not an attorney, and certainly don't know the intricacies real estate law, but I'd be very surprised if the partner (the OP in this case) was legally allowed to market the property without a license and without having his name on the option/purchase contract.

Yes a tax deed is the means of conveyance.

(c) A tax deed which has ripened by prescription pursuant to any provision of this Code section shall convey, when the defendant in fi. fa. is not laboring under any legal disability, a fee simple title to the property described in that deed, and that title shall vest absolutely in the grantee in the deed or in the grantee's heirs or assigns.

I think this is the approach we will need to take; we did have her sign a new agreement as we were underway when she conveyed why the unit was in such bad condition.

I hate receiving them in messages or texts but can deal with it, but to try and read a post with them and comprehend what is being conveyed is torture.

In CA, AP may be completed by either Color of Title (a Deed which, under its face appears to convey legal title) or Claim of Right, which is the brazen occupation of real property better known to squatters.A word of warning: I've watched many people, most amateurs, attempt to use AP as a way to gain benefits leading to legal title.