But like all horrible ideas other governments are sure to be eager to adopt!

I’ve done some searching online and it looks like somehow I need to show the government this info so they can track it.

That should be done in any case, and once you have that, you can get a rent control exemption from DC Government's Rental Accommodations Division, which should give you the green light to make that increase.

The law governing real property (including leases) follows the law of the state where the property sits, not where the owner resides. 

Target B class properties and NEVER rent to any one on any form of government assistance (welfare or ODSP) in Ontario.

I have excellent credit, 10 years of strong W-2 income at my government job, a really low DTI ratio, and a healthy balance of cash reserves.  

This income isn't an ends but also a means to even something larger outside of the real estate sector.

Amazon building a new distribution center there, Hyundai exports from there, 44k government jobs there, military base and 46% of the population renters.

A borrower is free to refinance 1 day after the closing, not ideally for us of course, but they can@Edwin Mora all loans on conventional, government or subprime market takes DTI as part of the factors in qualifying

In California if you don't pay your property taxes for 5 years, or if you have a nuisance abatement lien then it's 3 years, and they can sell your house.Many of the properties don't have loans so there is no lender to foreclose, or if their is a lender then they don't want to foreclose or they don't want the property back for some reason.Probably once in a great while you will get some one crazy enough to pay their loan but not pay their taxes, but it would be very rare.If you purchase from a tax auction in California then you are only responsible for government liens or judgments, everything else is removed.