The 30-day notice gives most people enough time to find a place and then I do a partial month and cash on the spot deposit returns for a clean place less partial rent so that the departing tenant has a month's rent and most of their deposit for the new place.

Thanks Department Of Reg Agency got it!

I will assume your tenants are not paying for utilities.What you should do is find out from your buildings department what the allowable number of indivulaes is in regards to the second floor unit and if they are over the code give them notice to cure or quit.

@Jonathan W DowlingOur state college has free demographic studies available thru marketing department.

I'm not from Tampa, so I'm not familiar with the turn around for their building department.

Turner is to consider investing in a multi-family home and leveraging programs such as the FHA loan (3.5% down payment if owner-occupied for 1 year) or the United States Department of Agriculture financing (0% down payment in rural areas).

I'll try the commercial departments next just to get some ball park numbers. 

As may be typical with government agencies, the assessment department is perhaps 12 to 18 months behind in getting those values updated with market changes.

That was 30 years ago, no on-line services, so the only way I can check if the water bill is paid is the call the water department every few months.

Go to talk the Planning Department, check the zone online (if that info is available) and see if what you want to build fits the zone.