Hi Devyn, I live on the far south shore of Montreal and looking for my first property as well.

That ONE chemical, (whatever it is) added to the chemical soup we live in, may be the tipping point at which your body descends into disabling conditions, probably temporary at first and if not stopped, can become permanent disability.Information re formaldehyde can be found through the links at http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/f.htm#FormaldehydeOkay, off my fragrance free soap box for now!

Benjamin Franklin once said “those who sacrifice freedom for temporary security deserve neither.†This goes for a good job with “job security†rather than financial and time freedom, the temporary security of safe travel rather than the freedom to have ones possessions private.

There are a variety of reasons, such as last-minute bankruptcy, error in following the procedure, temporary restraining order that was granted but not delivered until too late, etc.F Foster, the civil code governing foreclosure in California is 2924 et seq.

Not sure if either of these are good ideas, but getting temporary utility seems costly with all the fees they want.3) Any other suggestions?

I had an experience similar to @Michael Otranto; a tenant and his 3 kids on temporary rental assistance trashed our SFR in 5 months and ran up a $1200 water bill that we ended up stuck with, because of a running toilet they never told us about.

Mike who commented has a couple meetings on the North Shore.

Between the late fees and penalties, it's been about $200 extra each month (rent is $985)My partner wants to set her up on a temporary payment plan over the next three months where she makes a mid month payment in addition to the first month payment, which is scaled to help her get back on track to paying full on the first again by July 1st.I want to help her get back to paying on the 1st but also like getting the extra money in late fees each month.

Are you shoring up your properties to prepare? 

The investor purchased the asset with the intention of renovating the units and adding value by increasing rents.South Shore remains to be one of the most undervalued neighborhoods in the City of Chicago relative to employment, average house hold income, occupancy levels and rents.