Startup costs paid out of pocket should be recorded as capital contributions and may be deductible as startup expenses or amortized.

Depending on what you are trying to do, you may just have to do trial & error.

I am in the process of accepting a 2 month lease month to month for a retired service member and wanted to just document his service animal as being on the property. 

So we restricted local landlords who rent to families, and soon the town will experience the very real repercussion of no one wanting to rent to families and professionals.

(Talk to you tomorrow)

All things being equal, a simpler option would be to terminate the lease with a penalty of one month's rent, agreed to in writing.

@Clare Pitcher we do 12+ month leases to avoid vacancies Nov-Feb.If we take over an occupied property, evict or have tenancy-abandon a property, we first let the owner know finding a tenant will take longer than "normal".This opens up owners to understanding they may need to:1) Offer 3D tour and floor plans to stand out2) Price more aggressively or be prepared for aggressive price reductions3) Offer MoveIn Specials:- NOTE: we do NOT recommend offering a month of free rent that can be used at MoveIn.

My net cash flow went from only $1600/month to 19k/month over the next 6 years.

It seems to me though your short term objective is to get the HOA to take immediate action on the roof.

She is not going to, so she needs to leave.