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Frankly, this alone left me no choice but to terminate the lease.  

So, you have your choices of closed ended or open ended structures. 

Ultimately, an ACCEPTABLE cosigner may be needed.

Ultimately you can only hold it down so far and the government will eventually get their money. 

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Of course, if the ultimate plan is to run it as an STR, then it has to be analyzed through that lens. 

I than let them know my top choices for PM/TP provider in that specific market, not just my own but whoever I see as current best, and what there rates are.     

However, the LAIC has the right to turn around and make sure that any costs paid by the LAIC that should have been handled by the property owner are reimbursed by the property owner—ultimately through the courts, if necessary."

Not sexy as Lexington but bank account is the ultimate measure of success