Don't get in a fight with them as people do that all the time, so it won't get you anywhere.

I would FIGHT the urge to buy the next!

Could you fight to have the taxes re-assessed and lowered?

I probably didn't expand my search enough geographically (limited myself to properties within a 30-minute commute of the Irvine Business Complex where I worked at the time), but I couldn't find anything that would meet the FHA self-sufficiency rule.Fast forward to 2015, and I eventually found a 4-unit to house hack using FHA, all the way up in Santa Clarita. 

We must fight the "Jim Brooks Act" very hard.

I also don’t like a “switch turns” approach to lawn care because that just opens the door for fighting between two tenants when I eventually move out, and I’d like to avoid that drama.

I'm curious if this is something that I should try to fight them on, and if I should - which route should I take? 

On the one hand, I would hate to lose commission money, I see it as a loss after fighting to preserve it so long.

It's like an eviction notice, the person will get some free help from the government to fight for the eviction and stay on your property for 6 more months.

Your job is to do deals, not fight contractors.