To the extent that your FOIA request has been denied, you have the right to have a denial reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706, .

I can approve maintenance requests and deny requests when it’s clearly the tenants responsibility (eg changing light bulbs).When it gets to the point where I have dozens of properties in one city, i will revisit the need to hire a manager.

I appeal, they deny, I appeal again, they deny again, I go in front of a board and give them comps from the same neighborhood that sold the year prior, the same year, and the next calendar year.

The city has "shoppers" that pretend to be prospective tenants and if you deny them a lease, the city sues you.

(Keep in mind that even if you think you didn't discriminate, denying a protected class gives the appearance you did).

It cracks me up that instead of trying to net work and connect to ask questions on my market and get more details and ideas , you just simply deny the possibility.

If the seller has multiple offers, or think they can go back on the market and sell it quickly, good for them - they have all the leverage they need to deny any request for credit.

What would you say justifies having to shelter the person indefinitely at his expense, be denied access to the unit to get it permitted, and pay her to move? 

It's against the law to deny access for any repair or improvement.

So, that you can go apply for the zoning change and if you are denied you would have the opportunity to back out of the sale and get your deposit back or to renegotiate.