The psychologists call it "becoming socialized," but for the bulk of us in America, it means you spend years in front of risk-averse, unionized government employees for the best hours of the day.

What do your governing documents and R&Rs  say? 

IMO the entire thing is a house of cards built on government lies and piss poor government intervention, without those we'd already be screwed.

What do you mean when you say landlord hostile city governments?

I work in Data Management/Governance and Analytics. 

Real estate, gold and government bonds. 

It depends on the local zoning and government.

The federal government was the one that forced blind manufacturers to "voluntarily" stop making corded blinds. 

If properties always lose money throughout, then likely not much issue given technically they don't owe tax to the government. 

If it's run by the local government as most water companies are; you can file a Freedom of Information Act Request.