My sister who was 76 years old had blood clot complications from a car accident and was in the hospital for a month before she passed.

The risk occurs in guessing the timeframe correctly.  

If no change occurs, review your state laws so you know exactly what your neighbor is in violation of and contact animal control.

I know some states require a period to cure a loan if a foreclosure occurs but not sure if that applies to situations like this. 

However, sometimes we take over houses for property management and the shower's weep holes have been previously caulked by a homeowner or a handyman.1) is it worth removing caulk from a weep hole2) have you seen damage occur from a caulked weep hole?

A good broker will help you when you have questions and help with their opinions on roadblocks that may occur. 

It also creates situations like the above, where it clearly not a goof fit, but you are stuck without undue time, effort and expense.Here is a provision in my lease that I got from a PM here in NY that may help if this situation occurs with another tenant in the future:10.

Capital gains occur on the sale and the sale will now be with a basis of the FMV on date of inheritance 

When it’s not in the lease that the tenant cannot contact the owner, what are your action steps as a property manager when unwanted contact occurs from the tenant to the owner?

If you are going to use day laborers and unlicensed contractors to do some or all of the work on your properties you may want to take into account that your insurance coverage will not pay out when an accident happens during the course of breaking a law.