attached is the link to the rent control site and it contains a link to the ordinance.  

Hopefully, you have a list that is likely to contain distressed/motivated sellers, like Non-Owner Out of State, or probate, or vacant, filtered for high equity, etc.

Assignment of Contract For Purchase of Real Estate For value received, I, _______________________________ as assignor, herby transfer and assign to __________________________________________, as assignee, his heirs and assigns, all rights and interest in that contract between ________________________________________, seller, and assignor _____________________________________________________, as purchaser dated the ____ day of __________________, 20___ for the sale of premises known as _________________________________________________, more particularly described in said contract, subject to the covenants, conditions, and payments contained in said contract.

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Rehab Construction for Residential Properties (Ordinance 961)This is a 10-year abatement for improvements to existing residential properties containing one or more units.

From what I understand, in the state of Texas (which is where our property resides) if a material contains over 1% of asbestos, it is necessary to have it properly removed by a certified abatement company.

I pick up that 20x20 ceramic for $1/ft but it costs me $2/ft to install.... so a 700 sf apartment is costing me $2100 to tile throughout....

Pump container of body wash is what we have always provided. 

If so does the new tax sale deed contain that restriction, or has that restriction been wiped out via the tax deed.

In this case you will need permits, possible  zoning changes, etc.2) temporary construction storage units - usually it's shipping containers base that gets bolted to the concrete and have rollup doors.