I just have to figure out the gas and electric dilemma.

Allows a landlord to do any of the following because the tenant has contacted an entity for law enforcement services, health services, or safety services:a.

It is not the CPA's fault to help you with the IRS, it is not the doctors fault to talk to you about preventative health measures.

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Context: My dad has assorted health issues that limit his physical abilities and does not want to fill out forms or devote much time beyond discussing things with a Lead, reading over anything he’s signing, and sending a check.

All, here's a clip of the law, "requires out-of-town landlords to assign to their rental units local agents who can be reached in the event of health or safety issues related to the units.

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Just a thought on how I might approach this dilemma. 

I am going to assume that any parent (even the landlords in this thread) would not want to raise their baby in a meth house for the health reasons.

talk to the dept of health first (records requirements etc), establish what upgrades/maintenance required, line up a reliable repair/handyman/type person, consult lawyer, and then make your offer, see if you can buy the land it's on via lot line adjustment (ideal scenario). a lot to be aware of, such as system upgrades or county code changes bringing in the requirement to add metered connections to an older small system, for just one example.Otherwise- owner doesn't want to manage, I doubt you really do either but could be wrong.