We are also living in an extremely extended period of relative calm in this country without major upheaval.

This means that an owner cannot legally operate a short-term (less than 30 days) vacation rental in the county, except for one zoned residential, multiple-family on the barrier islands.City of SarasotaThe city of Sarasota does permit short-term vacation rentals with a minimum lease duration of one week.

This past winter i signed a tenant for three months with options to extend monthly until spring summer.

At the time of construction the town sewer hadn't been extended to the neighborhood the property is found but now has one right in front of it.

To prevent any future misunderstandings, simply inform them that paying upfront for an extended period is not feasible.

To all those that have replied,I wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you for taking the time to provide me with valuable advice.

New fee for extending).

You always have the option of walking away.My recommended course of action is that you extend the contract so that you get YOUR OWN hvac guy can get out to take a look.Your hvac guy won't mind the quick and easy job of diagnosis, give him an hour or two of work, have him write up a lightly padded repair estimate and hand that over to the seller and ask for that amount to be credited.

Additionally, you may qualify for the owner occupant exemption if you live in a unit within a 4-plex (or smaller), where you would technically be exempt from the fair housing act, but this exemption may not extend to your individual state or municipality. 

They have now stopped repling to our commications since I told them that they would not have the option of extending their lease at the end of the six month term [option to extend was contingent on 6 on time monthly payments].