.--(1) Any servicemember may terminate his or her rental agreement by providingthe landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on the date statedin the notice that is at least 30 days after the landlord's receipt of the notice if anyof the following criteria are met:(a) The servicemember is required, pursuant to a permanent change of stationorders, to move 35 miles or more from the location of the rental premises;(b) The servicemember is prematurely or involuntarily discharged or releasedfrom active duty or state active duty;(c) The servicemember is released from active duty or state active duty afterhaving leased the rental premises while on active duty or state active duty statusand the rental premises is 35 miles or more from the servicemember's home ofrecord prior to entering active duty or state active duty; (d) After entering into a rental agreement, the servicemember receives militaryorders requiring him or her to move into government quarters or theservicemember becomes eligible to live in and opts to move into governmentquarters;( e) The servicemember receives temporary duty orders, temporary change ofstation orders, or state active duty orders to an area 35 miles or more from thelocation of the rental premises, provided such orders are for a period exceeding 60days; or(f) The servicemember has leased the property, but prior to taking possession ofthe rental premises, receives a change of orders to an area that is 35 miles or morefrom the location of the rental premises.(2) The notice to the landlord must be accompanied by either a copy of theofficial military orders or a written verification signed by the servicemember'scommanding officer.(3) In the event a servicemember dies during active duty, an adult member of hisor her immediate family may terminate the servicemember's rental agreement byproviding the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on thedate stated in the notice that is at least 30 days after the landlord's receipt of thenotice.

They were very hesitant to talk to me about anything and I had to deal with this special division until it was discharged.

You can look up the deed and any mortgage recorded (and perhaps the discharge if there is one) on masslandrecords.com, it is a link to the registries in the state.Also, if a previous tax lien on the property (prior to the one you noted) has been sold, the city will show it as paid, however, that new lien holder may be in the process of tax foreclosure.

Some other ideas; Bankruptcy discharges, Probate, Divorce, Eviction, Property tax delinquents Each is a great list in and of itself, but when you merge two lists, you can find more motivated people.

With the addictive behavior has come vandalism, discharging of firearms, threats of violence, etc. to the point where my friend was able to obtain a restraining order against the neighbors.

He said he had an arrest for unlawful discharge of a firearm.  

I know that being disbarred is not a good thing, and she's listed as "disbarred (resigned)" so I believe she "resigned" from law because she didn't want to fight the charges against her - or I'm likening it to something like being dishonorably discharged from the military...

But if Interest can't be included in the 1099-C, why is there a Box 3 for Discharged Interest?

Depends on what it was for, whether it was discharged or not, and how long ago it was.  

There is no hiding this now... and since most of these folks if not all are going to sue for fraud Fraud is not dischargable in BK.. so even when he BKs he is still going to have people hounding him..