"The Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) is a quasi-judicial body made up of five Members and a professional staff which serves the Board.

You will have to get the proper approval through whatever bureaucratic bodies have jurisdiction over there property and financing will be a whole different can of worms.

He has track record but wants a newbie in 2nd position, it doesn't pass the smell test.

The smell spreads throughout both sides of the duplex.

So, if a repair happened to arise where it was making the home unsafe or inhabitable - that responsibility, in most states as far as I know, cannot be shifted to you legally and you can make any repair fit that mold depending on how you phrase it "Hey Landlord, the oven is making a strange smell, I don't feel safe" (In most states, probably Landlord's responsibility) vs.

I went back later and could not find a UPC on the canopy, not on the fan body, I even used a mirror to look on the top side of a fan body and the inside of the canopy, nothing...I called back and said no UPC number can be found, but I have the brand, model name, model number, internet number, sku number...would any of those work? 

does any body know a good title company in Houston sw area?

You won't be able to prove they were negligent in reporting the break, but the way I read it--and the several times it's happened to me--it just don't smell right. 

Residents in the neighborhood are split, some want to trap/neuter/release, and others taking more lethal measures.The property could be really nice, but the smell and presence of cat waste is unpleasant to say the least and gets to the point of making your backyard unusable. 

You could raise your desk up and down to prevent your body from loosing feeling from the waist down.