The primary purpose of the Internet (FibreOp) drop at the property if for our building monitoring/management system.  

My assumption is that he now has a stepped up basis and the proceeds from the sale could/should be tax free(Contact a CPA)There are no doubt quality markets to invest in his own backyard that will produce a much higher yield and give him the ability to monitor his portfolio

On top of that, there is no governing entity monitoring who is even certifying these animals.

My experience between the two sites...Craigslist used to monitor to limit repeat ads,  Does not appear to happen any longer. 

On the string of thoughts how closely do you monitor your student tenets.Do check on the weekly monthly once a semester?  

I use a third party service that gets applicants consent by email to run their report which is sent to me.Open houses can be a mess because if you have 30 people show up, it is difficult to monitor everyone and what they're doing while you're showing the property.

The bank just placed an alert on the account and monitored any debit card activity which was deactivated.

From what I understand, I need to hire an external company (not PG&E) to come install the meters and monitor them. 

You'll probably need to send either (30) or (60) day Notice of change of Terms and/or Notice to Correct or Quit  and or Terminate.Does not sound like an ideal rental house from an investor perspective and your distance makes management and monitoring difficult.

If he has good credit, I would give him a pass and monitor the situation closely.