So even if somebody gets arrested 100 times for drugs or domestic abuse, if none of them land in a conviction it can't be used against them.  

It's simply not his ball, his court.If you elect to wait until he returns to do the interior treatment, I recommend letting him know in writing that inspections will be completed with 12 hours notice - whether he is there or not - per the Florida Landlord-Tenant Law going forward.

THE PROBLEM is that is was trashed by tenant,we had to evict, cops know about him, menace,tenant stole appliances, punched holes in the wall,smoked drugs, potential buyer did a Meth test and it failed,invoice says $12K in repairs PLUS appliances, damage, etc.WHAT would you do?

I stated that it is actually discrimination if we give preferential treatment to one tenant over another all because a lawyer sends me a letter.

This tenant would need to be put up into a Hotel or Motel until the work was done due to dust and inconvenience, and if you think this tenant wouldn't have demanded this treatment,  then I don't know what to tell you.I think Padma is correct. 

I don't accept people with evictions or drug charges.

However technically there is no income requirement for a property to qualify for 1031 treatment.  

You will also want to discuss with your accountant the tax treatment for making this move.

The neighborhood has plenty of police reports, gang tagging, drug houses, and what I call internal violence, but it is not drive by shootings and the crime stats are not significantly worse than my nearby middle class neighborhood.  

Sewer is private wastewater treatment plant.