If they do not want you there, they can decline all of your buyers and leave you holding the lot rent each month. 

I'm not going into all the long and irritataing details between January and May 1, but let's say they ultimately DECLINED us after 5 months of jacking around saying it'll get done.  

 Thanks Brian.I tried to include part of the first mortgage amortization table, the rows showing years 25 through 27 during which the first mortgage loan balance declines  by 100K but it lost its formatting after I pasted it in.  

If you see an adjusted declining per capita income you need to carefully consider the long term value of the investment.No or limited urban sprawl - In every metro area I've seen there are areas that were once prime areas and over time become distressed areas.

I wonder if this is occurring because inventories have declined and the recovery departments are either looking to increase their revenue recovery or move slow assets.

If anything, the 2 they declined are actually assessed way over market. 

They can tell you the best areas to invest in and what area is declining in an way.  

You also run the risk, granted decreasing as time goes on, that there could be damage in excess of the remaining deposit and they could walk and you are in no better position.Just explicitly state in the lease that the ETF is one month of rent or if you prefer, have it declining over time that the lease has been in place.For an overview from the state of the relevant laws:http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/ca...Two books I found helpful is Leigh Robinson's book http://www.landlording.com and Nolo's Tax Deduction guide for Landlords.

He met with his other buyers to decline their offer (mine was better), drove to my office and we signed the assignment contract.

Of course, I have declined.