IF they are, taking out a chunk of money to pay down the first with the HELOC then attacking the HELOC balance and repeating will save you some interest.  

The fact is you have been offered many opinions about how to solve your problem and you have reacted like those people are personally attacking you. 

Secondly the state has plenty of "low-hanging fruit" to attack rather then going after the majority of intelligent landlords with legal if not politically correct lease terms. 

Feral animals can carry disease and be MORE that just a pest if they attack a tenant.

If the fact that someone may speak to you in a different intonation than you are accustomed to hearing upsets you -- in other words, if you can't ignore what you might perceive or attack and keep your responses calm and respectful, you may be in for a rocky ride. 

Tax sale was overturned.So while there is no redemption right in PA, the notice issue is the primary way to attack a tax sale and for attorneys knowledgeable on tax sales can easily overturn most cases.There is a well known Pittsburgh attorney, who like myself wrote a book on tax sale. 

They couldn't claim later that their rent should be abated because they couldn't use the yard, or come after you because their kid got attacked and stung.The tenant might just go ahead and deal with it. 

Or at least always let it go to voicemail first, so you can work out your plan of attack (or your response ha ha) before you call them back.

(Trying not to attack person)   But as a friend said 'next prospective tenant'! 

It's a business procedure, and not a personal attack.