If they are not co-brokered it could be just how it went down but it could also mean that your agent is entertaining only direct inquiries to earn full commission and is not interested in cooperating with other brokers in the market where the commissions will have to be split!  

My default is always to cooperate with the city on any issue, but in this case it's hard to tell if it will benefit you more to comply or to ignore.

@Mike Demmitt - We used a woman named Cooper Warner to look over the Oregon-specific landlord forms. 

Cooperative Lease Option (Assignment), Sandwich Lease Option? 

(https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf):"You may be able to take the credits if you made energy saving improvements to your home located in the United States... ...A home is where you lived in 2017 and can include a house, houseboat, mobile home, cooperative apartment, condominium, and a manufactured home... ...Your main home is generally the home where you live most of the time.

(https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf):"You may be able to take the credits if you made energy saving improvements to your home located in the United States...  ...A home is where you lived in 2017 and can include a house, houseboat, mobile home, cooperative apartment, condominium, and a manufactured home... ...Your main home is generally the home where you live most of the time.

The process takes 60 to 90 days at the minimum if the Trustee and owner are co-operative and no one objects.

@Chantea Cooper, competition in MFHs are high but that doesn't mean you can't find good deals.

Hit me up with a PM, we can cooperate. 

I've not needed them but have met one of their principals, Justin Cooper, a few times and watched their webcasts, etc.