I live in the Nashville area, currently work in corporate finance and have my CPA.

trans-national corporations.

Depending on your situation, you might get to choose how you want to be taxed—like as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.

Any word on corporate/commercial development in the downtown area of Norwich?

The property manager or person responsible for taking care of rental property must reside or have its corporate offices within 20 miles of the corporate boundaries of the Municipality of Scranton.So, if you life further than 20 miles away from Scranton - YES you will need a manager. 

I am no longer working with this person, but am curious what the legal obligations are and if they were followed.

Rent stabilized and rent controlled tenants may apply to DHCR to have an order issued reducing their rent obligation to $1 to maintain a possessory interest in the apartment until it become habitable again."

You can’t, nor should you feel obliged to compete with them because someone else wants you to.

A recent CBRE report shows a shift in corporate real estate executives' outlook, with 38% planning to expand their office space over the next three years—up from just 20% last year.

(a) If the Company establishes the title, or removes the alleged defect, lien orencumbrance, or cures the lack of a right of access to or from the land, or curesthe claim of unmarketability of title, or otherwise establishes the lien of the insuredmortgage, all as insured, in a reasonably diligent manner by any method, includinglitigation and the completion of any appeals therefrom, it shall have fully performedits obligations with respect to that matter and shall not be liable for any loss ordamage caused thereby.. . .To the extent that you are requesting compensation for the Alleged Damages, please see Condition8(a) of the Policy which provides the Company with the right to establish title as insured in areasonably diligent manner without being responsible for any loss or damage to the insured.