Just make sure you run these alterations of your lease through a local lawyer who is familiar down to the county and town codes for what's legal.

I've dealt with planners before, that's why you need an architect or designer at minimum to "translate", most of them don't have the time to explain things to you, and you need to be more professional with your questions, I don't think he was unhelpful, he just feels that he could not understand your words as they were too broad.

She said that the Trump election should not alter the course they have been on for the last few years.  

Not collecting them within a "reasonable" time of when they're due has been court interpreted as constructively altering the lease to eliminate late fees entirely.So at least in Ca, you'd best collect the late fees as they accrue and not wait until later.

And to top it off, Fred’s homeowners policy was not keeping up with inflation over the years.How does that translate to actual dollars?

Alter the volume and see when you can pick it up if at all from next door.

I suggest this for a couple of reasons:1) Tenants can easily alter the credit report/history they supply you; and 2) The fine print of the service agreement to which the applicant consented prior to pulling their credit report, undoubtedly states they are not allowed to share the report or use it for any purpose but informing themselves of their credit score.

They routinely scan in plans without stamps, work up a materials list to quote you and stamp the plans for free if you agree to buy from them (after making some minor alterations if needed to provide their stamp).If you already know who you're going to use for framing materials, this might be your best bet.Good Luck,Chris

I'm thinking I can translate what I know off SF/MF analysis over Hotel, but I'm sure there's more to it. 

I don’t mind altering my lease if it works for both of us.