I would not make this a legal matter, but you will have to decide if you want to commit to living with this landlord.

Indeed, the FAIR ordinance is anything but fair to non-corporate landlords, seemingly punished for investing in rental houses to generate income as an alternative to stocks and bonds.A handful of opportunists likely could learn to exploit these new rules, preying on otherwise law-abiding landlords to obtain legalized shake-down payments.

You may consider terminating the lease depending on how much time remains, your skills, the legal system, and other factors.Based on what you've said, I am concerned there's someone else occupying the home or something else is going on.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

Quote from @Michael Baum: Hey @Dina Schmid, so legally a bedroom requires a closet and an egress window.

I am exploring "office hacking" but i don't know if there are any legal or zoning issues with something like that. 

.- Actually only a potential legal technicallity as James did show he asked the seller about it.6) Not sure why Josh had to name James in his post and make additional accusations - and didn't just ask us all for advice without naming names?

As an investor, I’ve had multiple sellers try to get out of an agreement after we had a legally executed mutually agreed upon sales/purchase agreement.

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

After looking into it more, I'm concerned about potential tax implications and legal issues, such as piercing the corporate veil.