If you wish to call the Philadelphia 311 line from outside of the city, the number to use is (215) 686-8686Note to moderators: the above phone number is a Philadelphia government phone number that should be allowed to remain in place.

But you're right, it can be done anywhere, you just have to be creative and outside the box about things....

@Lara White No problem in picking up workmen and contractor from outside the Home Depot.

Drive by literally any construction project and look to see if there isn't a giant sign outside advertising who's doing the work. 

I also thought I’d seen some ads for adding elevators that attach to be outside of houses “relatively” cheap.

Prices and Market in this area have been inflated like most everywhere else however we are right outside of Charlotte so it brings in a lot. 

It's essentially an air conditioner that can literally run backwards and bring heat in from the outside instead of removing heat to the outside.

Really dont know much about anything outside LA.

Other issues that have come up include the required 60 day notice on the part of the landlord to terminate a tenancy at will (month to month lease) or make other changes to the monthly lease, the importance of adding your address to the lease and requirements if a landlord owns 10 or more properties or has these handled through an outside source.I don't know where you reside but getting someone with a FICO score of 740 is almost impossible around here. 

I think it's the property owner's reasonable responsibility to make sure there are no entrance points for mice, since they are coming in from outside the home.