In addition to that there was a very short notice (24 hours) from when I got in touch with the daughter to pay the back taxes before it would be officially in foreclosure.

For the love of Pete I know there is a service you can call that will post notices for you (officially, not like paying your neighbor’s kid) but I completely blanked on what the service is called so he could look one up to find it.

But you might as well have an official reading from an “expert”A quick google say the vent air should be 15-w0 degrees cooler than the room air to indicate a working ac unit. 

Before he officially moved in we had a verbal agreement that he would pay a $550 deposit within two months of moving in (the lease says there’s a $550 deposit)  fast forward half a year he still has not given me one.  

I'm officially retiring within a week, after 26 years working in the corporate world. 

Pool FLOATS encourage people to swim who shouldn’t necessarily be swimming, therefore increasing liability exposure even more I bet the HOA’s insurance company advised the HOA to toss all pool floats that weren’t official life-saving devices. 

I just put two mailboxes out front and labeled one 3807-A and the other 3807-B.I suppose your best bet would be to check with USPS though to see if they need to do anything "official"

Upon the arrival of the city water official the tenant can from down the street to stop them from turning the water on stating that I can’t touch the property until the 19th or 20th.

Your elected officials have created a very dangerous minefield for you the landlord.

I have followed BiggerPockets for quite some time now but this if my first official forum post that I have typed up!