lenders really want to do the loan and likely view the appraisal as more of a nuisance than anything else.

Neither tenant or their invitees shall be a nuisance or act in any matter that would interfere with the quiet enjoyment of adjacent tenants or property owners. 

First off  you have a CRIME FREE /Drug Free addendum on each tenant that lives in your rental.If you notice suspicious activity or have reports of the same you give tenant notice of high traffic / volume of people to unit as notice to cure.. if this continues or you see or smell drugs you give notice of non-compliance and lease termination. yes you can ask police for advise.. but your main goal is to limit the calls police have to make to your property so you don't want to be listed as a nuisance property. but if the issues warrants it yes call the cops and if a neighboring unit is worried tell them to call the cops sometimes you have to have a record of police calls to verify the issue so you can write up infraction for eviction action..

This is a fairly quiet rural setting and he does not want any nuisances.

What you're talking about is pre-leasing which I generally don't see property managers do because it's 1) a nuisance for the current tenant, 2) can be difficult to schedule and 3) it's tough to know exactly when the unit will be ready and most people want to move in in about 2 weeks or less.

Hello,

I have a long-term rental near the Bishop Arts District on Centre Street. My tenants have just resigned for the second year. All of a sudden they are wanting to “re-discuss” the lease because the neighbor’s ...

First of all, the nuisance stuff you mention like parking and noise usually already have town codes to handle that. 

It's a nuisance law suit. 

Did it work out in terms of cost, payoff, and nuisance factor?

Additional lights can add a lot at night but become a nuisance to tenants and neighbors.