.-- If you're the lessee (and not the deed holder / owner): COH will require written consent by the owner to the use of their property as a        STR and to accept liability for taxes if the STR operator does not adequately remit Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT) as per local                         regulations. laws—a responsibility most owners will be reluctant to accept.-- Expect a grace period of two months once the new regulations are enacted into law.

I have primarily experienced this with employers that want a written consent before releasing any details about an employee, understandably so. 

As a landlord, I verified the work needed by pictures being sent, and arranged for a contractor to go in person who is licensed and insured to give an estimate for the work stating to management company this would likely have to come out of a security deposit.The management company was initially asked prior to me arranging this appointment with contractor, to have someone professional quote the damage, and they disregarded my wishes and without my knowledge, or notifying me, granted consent to the tenant to fix the door " in any way they see fit, and to attempt to fix it themselves to the degree of their liking." 

By doing this, you run the risk of them deciding to actually close the credit card down completely without your consent.

If its "expensive", you would want to have control over making sure it wasn't damaged or lost or you wouldn't consent to it being removed at all.

Transfers of ownership into the family trust are usually protected (see Garn St-Germain Act), but transfers into an LLC may run afoul of the due-on-sale clause that some investors will choose to obtain consent from the lender prior to the transfer. 

It appears if you create a trust it would be a revocable trust to get step up basis.  

During the pendency and term of this contract, Seller shall not change any existing lease, enter into any new lease or make any substantial alterations or repairs without the consent of the Buyer.

It's important to get the owners' written consent for any changes to fees or services.Another option is to include a notice of contract modification clause, if allowed by your current agreement, which may let you amend the contract with written notice.

Don't have to be on the deed even to declare it your homestead.It may be splitting hairs, and I may have been unclear in my initial post, but I believe homestead laws are designed in part to protect non-title holding spouses, so if the new wife moves into her husband's house he cannot sell or mortgage without the wife's consent nor can it be forced to be sold to pay involuntary creditors (as opposed to voluntary creditors such as mtg/DOT lenders).