What city is this in?

For instance, when I began to buy foreclosures in Calif years ago, a city lien placed on the property tomorrow would still be junior to a state lien or Fed lien placed on it a month from now.  

Your third point was the biggest concern in what I was asking, and it makes complete sense that they wouldn't want to be a secondary lien.

After just this property, I now have a an established rapport with contractors, real estate agents, attorneys, city officials and bankers.

We are currently interested in beginning in Ozaukee County in SE Wisconsin, specifically the cities of Cedarburg, Grafton and Port Washington.We welcome any advice and relationships that come with this along the way.

Lincolnville is way over priced now that the hipsters have discovered it and of course it was flooded during hurricane Matthew...now the city might make you bring the buildings up to code which can include lifting the houses up ....I would be very careful about any "deals" that suddenly pop up ...here is an article that explains ithttp://staugustine.com/news-local-news/2016-10-28/hurricane-repairs-st-augustine-flood-elevation-standards-could-be-concern

I've got you covered in New York City!

It's my biggest mistake as an investor.

I have a seller site for my city at http://webuyhousesinsacramento.com/I rarely get visitors because I dont pay for ppc.

If you are really concerned about the legality why not give your city planning and development department a call to find out from the source?