Context: My dad has assorted health issues that limit his physical abilities and does not want to fill out forms or devote much time beyond discussing things with a Lead, reading over anything he’s signing, and sending a check.

All, here's a clip of the law, "requires out-of-town landlords to assign to their rental units local agents who can be reached in the event of health or safety issues related to the units.

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A big part of it comes from the fact that we are living in the wealthiest country in the wealthiest time in the history of humanity.

I am going to assume that any parent (even the landlords in this thread) would not want to raise their baby in a meth house for the health reasons.

talk to the dept of health first (records requirements etc), establish what upgrades/maintenance required, line up a reliable repair/handyman/type person, consult lawyer, and then make your offer, see if you can buy the land it's on via lot line adjustment (ideal scenario). a lot to be aware of, such as system upgrades or county code changes bringing in the requirement to add metered connections to an older small system, for just one example.Otherwise- owner doesn't want to manage, I doubt you really do either but could be wrong. 

NYC's Human Resource Administration (Public Assistance)  has a program called S.O.T.A (Special One Time Assistance) specifically for employed people whom live in NYC shelter system.

Of course, we were monitoring the situations and asked neighbors to quiet down on occasions, but because they still occasionally made noise (regular household noise, not massive, all-night parties), and I didn't evict, then I'm not accommodating her needs.Does anyone know of any special accommodations that need to be made for mental health reasons (as opposed to handicapped access, etc) that I need to know about before going to court?

Feel free to dm me directly with any questions as I'm a human being too.

Read Profit First, Shift By Gary Keller, The Power of Human Connection by Kody Bateman.