My husband and I stayed in an oceanfront VR on Eleuthera that was about 350-400sf for 10 days, we couldn't have been happier.

My attorney realized it wasn't worth pursuing, but it still left a bad taste in my mouth. 

You may be happier if your long term lease includes a small, token increase, just because....  

We were happier in the 3/1 $100k, 1000 sq foot home in Indiana 5 mos ago then this 5/4, $800k 3500 sq foot home in Vegas.

Word of mouth is probably the best, assuming the referral comes from someone you already know and trust.

Am I a happier landlord anyway? 

The sooner this joker is out of your unit, the happier I'd be.

It'll make you much happier and less stressed.

Taken from the CDC "[Rabies] can also be transmitted when the saliva from a rabid animal comes in contact with a person's mouth, eyes, nose, or a fresh wound."

What I do, is try to look at the worst case scenario.And it's my opinion, that in the worst case scenario I can think of - where some tenant says their kid or dog got sick from eating soil on your property, I could argue in court that there would be no reasonable expectation for me to "assume" that the property was unsafe - given the fact that the city gave the okay, and I have the documentation to prove it.I would be quite happy with that risk.You can drive yourself crazy over this one, wondering if even if you test the surface soil and find nothing, that there may be some mystery leak buried down in the soil that may somehow rise to the surface, only to end up in the mouth of some dirt-eating child...