.§510.0103 Short Term Residential Occupancy Regulated A dwelling unit may not be used for short term residential occupancy except as set forth in this Division...The ordinance refers to regulating "Dwelling Units" but in looking up the definition I now how questions on what the differences are for other structures and if they are a way around the regulations.Dwelling unit, means a room or suite of rooms in a building or portion thereof, used, intended or designed to be used or occupied for living purposes by one family, and containing only one kitchen.Multiple dwelling unit means two or more dwelling units on a single lot.

Specifically the eastern portion of the county.

Fake Camera's - After placing a handful of GOOD ACTIVE security camera's in the vital area's, you could place fake dummy ones that match the real camera's and just install them all over the place.

My two cents: If you can live in a portion of a multi-family, go that route.

Utilities have nothing to do with the rent amount, it only affects the tenant’s portion. 

If they don't want to do that you need to either cancel or accept the house as-is and ask for a price reduction or the seller to pay a portion of your closing cost. 3.

Does anyone know of any programs that I can have the tenant enroll in order to subsidize or pay a portion of the rent ?

For example, the carpeting looked pristine in the photos online, while in reality it looked like someone had decided to drizzle hot tar over portions of the carpet in several of the bedrooms.To avoid situations like this, I would typically suggest using a local realtor.

The passive portion of real estate is what attracted me.

But say 8 years down the road agent is not with the brokerage, and if wed have to return the commission amount, is the agent responsible for the brokerages portion being returned to landlord (say the brokerage wont return their portion, or if that agent and broker arent in contact anymore)?