Are you speaking with a person with no lending authority, or are you speaking with the person who can approve the loan personally.  

Buy a rental, find a S8 tenant, sign a lease, submit paper work to the housing authority, wait for inspection, fail inspection, fix issues and schedule next inspection, pass inspection, move tenant in, done.There, I just taught you how to do it :-) 

Every day they should call their case manager, an inspector and a supervisor to advise them how important is that the unit is approved so they can be authorized to move in.

Due to prolific drug activity at his rentals, the authorities threaten to seize his property if he doesn't take action to stop it.

That makes them an agent selling something they have no legal authority to sell.

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The trust then hires our management company to act as landlord and deal with tenants.Yes, tenants do have a right to know that their landlord is legitimate and that they are authorized to manage the property.But, that's it.It's all fun and games until an armed, pissed-off tenant shows up at the doorstep of your personal residence...

Maybe see if your local flood control authority or whoever at the city would want it and maybe pay a nominal amount for it.

Costs can vary widely, but you might expect to pay anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000 for a comprehensive PPM (Private Placement Memorandum), Operating Agreement, and Subscription Agreement.

Call the authorities, put him in prison and move on.