You could use Dropbox or Google Drive to keep the documents saved online.In terms of applicants, denied or accepted, I would hold onto for about 4 years.

The previous landlord has nothing to lose and will be happy to tell the truth.If I get references and they are were regularly late with rent, I will deny them.

The contractor has denied this.

Their MO is to deny everything they can and for me to find things not covered so I can make money since the warranty company does not pay the contractor much.  

My IRA custodian denied an investment that I wanted to make in a syndication. 

(We pull through a credit monitoring program we offer here IN HOUSE, we do this because we do not want to lower your scores if denied, that'd be unfair)Just treading with cautious interest... thanks!

If so you have equitable title(rights to buy the building)If you asked for mortgage extension and he denied it he could get another offer, but he would have to return your deposit first (if you gave one).

You could certainly submit an application with the office of short term rentals and be able to list on Airbnb, VRBO and equivalent sites, but only up until they deny your application because it is not an owner occupied unit.The alternative is you could try for an ILO (Intermediate Length Occupancy defined as more than 30 days but less than a year), but that also comes with strict restrictions as the City has all but made this illegal for most property types/classes starting in 2020.What you can certainly do is take advantage of what the SF Rent Board does allow so you don't leave any money on the table. 

However I was denied in less than 24 hours and then told by the apartments that I had to wait two to four weeks for a check to arrive in the mail even though it took them 4 minutes to take it out of my bank account.

If there is a history of forcibly sterilizing people, it's not hard to see the implementation of forced abortions (or get the abortion or be denied care and since it's nationalized you have no other options).