The key is to proactively establish policies and procedures that are in compliance with the Fair Housing Act and other non-discrimination laws for your jurisdiction that cover the housing industry.

Very informative.While its comforting to know that the courts ruled this way, I'm going to go through the motions anyway and eliminate any possible doubt re compliance of process.

From our perspective, this is not about controlling rent," says Faith Lumsden, the director of code compliance in the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections.

So when someone says "are you in compliance with the law?"

It needs a Certificate of compliance.

I called the code enforcement and told them I was in compliance.

Set your rules in stone and follow them to a T, this will make things easier for you and keep you in compliance with fair housing laws as well. 

If cash flow allows, I do recommend new investors hire a property manager for OOS rentals to ensure compliance with local rental laws and, frankly, for peace of mind.

Make sure you handled it in compliance with your state laws.

I would think that those sort of units would still have zoning compliance issues, but maybe you are talking about something else?