I would pay for it and then ask for a credit in that amount on the rent or ask for a reduction in rent until the amount you paid is recovered.

While everyone is looking out for the DOS in corners, the big fat elephant in the middle of the room is insurance.In the name of asset protection your title and hazard insurance is laying in the shade.

@Brian Eastman I know this is an old thread but if you are still reading this I have a couple question.While there is only a small reduction in year-to-year taxes, aren't there other benefits?

You can either structure the retainer off the total of the contract, or as a reduction of the final draw.

If we loose the property tax deduction, then what good are the rest of the tax reductions proposed?

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Hopefully, the reduction of rental income by the operations entity's management fee could result in passive losses for the properties held by the holding series and parent LLC (all disregarded entities).  

Our average reduction rate is 35%-40% on our rental properties in Cleveland suburbs.

That gives me $56,000 in cash flow and $19,000 in principal reduction for a total of $75,000.

They need to come back several times to fully kill the life cycle.After the first visit you should notice a temporary reduction of the fleas, but they will come back when the new eggs hatch.