Their expertise in knowing the laws (federal, state, and local), how to handle difficult situations, access to a good vendor list etc are worth their weight in gold. 

It'll also (at least in NC) potentially affect the inspection negotiations so that's something to weight the pros and cons. 

More specifically, take the lowest score of the three bureaus if all 3 are pulled; but if not, then I personally give more weight to an Experian report, followed by Equifax, then Transunion if you must.

Also I am curious whether people think her payments "under protest" have any weight in the court?

If that somehow isn't an option, I would weight out the pros and cons on a sheet of paper before deciding which approach to take.

Are management companies worth their weight in gold or is this something many of us should and could do ourselves?  

What carries more weight in court, the lease or the condo association notice?

Most weight should be given to the income approach IF market data indicates that homes in the market area are primarily purchased on their income-producing potential.Best wishes.

I like much of the advice above Amanda, and if you decide to allow pets, you might adopt a "pets on approval" policy with some criteria (number, breed, weights, species, etc).

I am not aware if the results are weighted based on the number of units; I suspect so because the number of units was a required field in the survey.In April, collectively the group reported a 25% delinquency.