If you make a good faith effort to prevent illegal activity by establishing clear terms in your rental agreement, take steps to periodically inspect the property, enforce the terms of the rental agreement, and do all you can to comply with the law, then you should be able to avoid those kinds of fines.

Neighbors may not mind as much either as there will be less strangers coming and going, and it's easier to comply with any current or future STR regulations/licensing requirements/taxes. 

Once I worked with Laughlin this year, they were able to set up the necessary paper work and all the resolutions that I needed to comply with the state requirements.

Definitely make sure to comply with CA and local law.

. $120 a month for filters is enough to pay an HVAC tech to service the furnace once a year.I've considered it as a manager, but I've decided to stick with my current process of requiring renters to change the filters and holding them responsible for repairs if they fail to comply.

Several days went by and the buyer's have advised that they will sue me for the breach of contract if I do not comply with paying their closing cost.

In some states contacting s borrower in preforeclosure can be considered predatory lending.Trying to buy out the mortgage and get them on a new loan will be difficult as you will need to comply with Dodd Frank.

It states "Right now you are a customer"  The goes on to detail the duties an agent owes to a customer - Disclose defects, treat buyers and sellers honestly, account for money and follow all state and federal regulations.It goes on to say "You may become a client" and details the additional duties owed to clients - Perform to agreements with skill and care, promote your best interests, put the client's interests first (fiduciary obligations) and maintain confidentiality.So if your case was here in Maine (your state could be different) and you were a customer, the agent is free to buy that property that you wanted, so long as he didn't deceive and complied with all other laws.However, if you were a client, he would have violated the requirement to put your interests first. 

I've counseled clients in the exact same situation in Pennsylvania on the proper steps to comply with the 5 year look-back penalty under Medicaid rules using a gifting and Medicaid compliant annuity strategy.

The city of Detroit has declared that tenants need no longer pay rent unless the landlord complies with the city's new stringent inspection & registration regulations.