Defendant in this case also admittedly received actual notice of plaintiff's notice; she cannot claim now that plaintiff's failure to strictly comply with the statutory service requirements is fatal to its case.Since plaintiff satisfied the service requirement, plaintiff properly established all elements of its prima facie case.

Cash on cash returns are higher w/the low 200s, however, if I'm looking at total return, my high 300s are in such a great area where building new homes is hard (environmental restrictions) and key high tech companies are building nearby, some of the top schools in the state that I believe demand there will drive greater appreciation potential w/the more modest CoC return will make this still a solid investment (think total return).  

Also, if you intend to put as much cash down as possible, you don't want an FHA anyway because the most desirable element of an FHA loan is you can have a very low down payment.  

If YOU do it you should clean up the mess you made.On the access issue I agree with a prior post to try your local gov'ts shade tree/environmental dept. for input.

Consideration (money) is a necessary element of a binding contract. 

I'd be concerned about the elements and safety.You could put a garage door that had windows, if you wanted to add some natural light. 

Even though I firmly believe this is all vastly overblown especially compared against past flu variations in the last two decades, it is hard to ignore the human element and the fact that some people are legitimately scared right now.

You are missing a key element to the lease ...a contract which is consideration....that means MONEY.  

Trust and honesty are key elements of a landlord-tenant relationship for me.

Not what I mean at all.It's one thing to have a relationship with anyone, and quite another to share the same living space with anyone.Domestic violence is the number one cause of significant property damage, with contempt for property right behind it.While I certainly care about the safety and welfare of my tenants, I do not play daddy if I can help it, except they are people that live under my roof and under my rules so, there is a certain element of that no matter how much I would prefer it otherwise.If a landlord is not going to pause when risk presents itself, why bother to screen at all?