The absence of a personal guarantee from any disqualified persons is still required, just as with third-party financing.

My focus is on providing either turnkey-style space for those interested in temporary, infrequent use or long-term leasing for business folks who require conference room space (or perhaps event space).

Dodd Frank corrects this by requiring the price be supported by an appraisal or some  basis. 

They could make legal arguments about hardship and/or off-sets for non-compliance by landlord, but this would require posting rent or coming even with rent.

As for income verification, I require the applicants two most recent paystubs and if self employed I need their most recent tax return.

.: In a prior post from about 2 months ago, Kerry Malarkey and Nathan Gesner mentioned a small landlord is exempt from FHA requirements requiring the acceptance of emotional support & assistance animals if one of the following is true:"Owner-occupied buildings Properties with four units or fewer that are owned and lived in by the ownerSingle-family homes Homes that are sold or rented without a broker by the owner, as long as the owner doesn't own more than three at once" (Quote from Nathan's reply))https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1219359-pitbu...Given this, if a landlord does qualify for the exemption, what exactly does this mean? 

I wouldn't be surprised if Boston required this type of "remote eco-mitigation." best regards,Chris

This apartment required a cosmetic renovation that is going to run me around $27,000 to redo.

We require them for any tenant over 18 years old.

As I mentioned every person and their criteria is going to require a different loan program and each loan gets risk graded based on several factors.