Written formal repair requests. 

I don’t think a formal eviction process will be worthwhile since you’re going thru a sale and not a possibility given the COVID lockdown at the moment. 

If it continues, then I would treat it more formally like you are suggesting.

And really, it costs roughly the same as a formal college education anyway.

The only reason I collected keys was because it is a legal formality that means they have relinquished their tenancy. 

Formally or informally? 

I had no great paperwork, did no formal background checks, and merely met with the people and went off of my gut.

I than set out, it took some weeks but I got an advocate who than helped me to get a counsel member onto my cause, which lead to the next, and the next, and pretty soon we had the slimest of majority for counsel votes so we than scheduled and brought our proposal to formal counsel meeting.

If it does not phase them (they are the new breed landlord) then make sure they realize that you will be bringing an action, once courts re-open, for a formal eviction and back rent, the payment of which will certainly be pursued by you... i.e. they may be short on future rent.3.

Zoning will continue to classify the property as multi until a formal change is made.