NIMBY, public hearing, environment study is going to be an issue absolutely.

But good to know that I was on the right track, and hopefully, you can still see my point that they may have no claim and what, I think, you can do.)Based on public records, I’m guessing that it’s a 2023 eviction case, in which you represented yourself.

This link is now not available to the public, but i believe if you request to CrestCore they will send it to you.

Building permit lists are public records that document permits issued by local government authorities for construction, renovation, or demolition projects.

My kids move around by themselves in public transport and enjoy a simple life.

We could sell that house by itself, but it would be sold under a land in common agreement and an HOA would need to be formed.I also confirmed with the Public Works department that a 2nd driveway can go in, with a septic designer that there's room for second septic tank, and with the public water company that they can tap into the main water line from one of the neighboring roads.I'm sure there are some more details that I would need to iron out that the code officer didn't bring up, but the high level answer I was looking for is that my town does allow selling off a second house under the LD 2003 legislation.

Here's another idea.There should be a legal publication in your area (ask an attorney) that has this info too.

@Peter Christensen we do a few things that might help you:1) Lookup the owner of the rental property in public records.2) We have a Whitepages account that allows us to look up either names to get numbers, or reverse look up a number to get a name.3) Bank statements are also great!

Under IRS rules (see IRS Publication 925 on Passive Activity and At-Risk Rules), when you sell a rental property, all suspended passive losses from that property and the rest of your portfolio become deductible in the year of the sale, provided you fully dispose of the activity and it is not exchanged for another property (like in a 1031 exchange).If you have $100K in losses from your entire portfolio, those should be applied to the capital gain from the sale of the property—not just the $50K from the specific property being sold. 

In our area there are business administrator (assistants to the mayor) who have more decision making power than others, but the head of the water/sewer or public works department may be able to help you too.