My name is Tim I just purchased a 3 family in Ct. one of my tenants would like to install a chair lift to accommodate an elderly relative who is not on the lease.

Jay Kaufman, Chair of the Joint Committee on Revenue, and then Rachel Lake, Operations and Constituent Services Director for Senator Julian Cyr, who represents the Cape and Islands.As we mentioned in previous communications on the topic of the Lodging Tax, the momentum is growing among Cape and Islands Chambers of Commerce and state legislators across the state to impose the 11.7% Lodging Tax to all short-term rentals, with 5.7% going to the state and up to 6% to the towns.Our opinion piece that was published in the Cape Cod Times on April 5, outlines our reasons for opposing this tax.Despite our concerted efforts for nearly ten years, it is becoming increasingly clear that legislators are intent on imposing this tax and will likely succeed.Homeowners can certainly continue to lobby against this tax, but a more realistic approach at this point might be to attempt to mitigate the negative effects it would have on the Cape and Islands.

So now when I open the balcony door I have stairs in front of me and I can put barely 2 chairs on each side - NO MORE DECK...

Wait till YOU have a car wreck and you're not killed in it, you just turn to a vegitable in a wheel chair.

Our local government is sitting on about 10,000 properties in its surplus that they are auctioning off at really low prices.I am a chair of a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Indianapolis that is buying properties at low prices as part of the county's special nonprofit surplus property program.If anyone is looking to invest in Indianapolis, feel free to give me a call.

It's the norm here so the judge won't fall out of his chair in utter shock that someone lives in an illegal suite.

What I don't buy at auction, I buy at Wal Mart (linens, cookware, utensils, etc).Washer $75.Dryer $75.Stove $100.Fridge $100.2 recliners $50.Tables and lamps $50.Dining table and chairs $50.2 bedroom suites $300.2 old style televisions, free.That's $800.Probably spend $400 at Wal Mart for soft goods.Finally my biggest single expense is the Smart TV for the living room, $250.My tenants work 10-12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week. 

If you throw in an accent wall or do the bottom of a chair rail in an accent color it helps a lot.

Put a lawn chair next to the fence you can sit in.  

The first phase of the move was already underway in response to a speech from Fed Chair Powell who confirmed a likely slowdown in the pace of Fed rate hikes in coming meetings."