If your partner is not ethical you could have real issues, and there is also the possibility for one partner to not pull as much weight as the other partner.

Yes too numerous to describe in a short reply - plus ethical issues

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I'm empathetic to you people trying to run an ethical business to provide for your families and have to constantly be painted as the "greedy landlord" for trying to make a living. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I don't think ethically legally they can "price you out". 

Do you know how to do it legally and ethically? 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Sounds like you bought a house, with taxes paid up for the quarter already and you took possession sometime during the quarter. it also sounds like they forgot to calculate the tax credit due to the seller at closing. if that's the case, I believe most purchase contracts have a clause that states you will make it right if there was some miscalculation or simple omission at closing. even if not, the old owner paid for taxes and you are benefitting unjustly. the ethical thing in my mind is to refund the extra tax. there is no reason to go to court for this.if i'm wrong, please explain the situation better.