If you have an attorney on retainer I would talk to them, if not I would reach out to the building official, explain your reasons, and see if you can resolve this without the criminal complaint.If you are looking for legal advice I would pay @Brad Schaeppi for an hour of his time to discuss your options.

You could also just save and buy ready to go property turn key and retain the sellers as property managers.

We liked the selling agent, so we retained him, and found opportunity after opportunity was followed slowly.

Anyways, I'm starting to second guess myself about retaining the tenant that the previous owner had in one side of the duplex.

Landlords out there probably don't realize that this is not acceptable as the photographer probably retained ownership of the images while licensing them to the agent who sold the place to you. 

He too has failed to pay taxes in a timely manner and still retained his lot.

As it takes more time and money to replace a tenant than to retain one, be careful on just how much you change the rent, unless a specific tenant has a history of being a PITA.

Properties that are zoned mixed-use or commercial can be an exception.See the following links for more info:Short Term RentalsOWNING SHORT TERM RENTALS IN NEW ORLEANSA Guide To Orleans Parish's New Short-Term Rental RulesHere are a couple of recent news articles:Weak enforcement of short-term rental rules could cost NOLA millionsNew Orleans council wants more muscle in fight against illegal short-term rentals

One of these was offered to us essentially for free, but it would take half-a-million to update the property(energy efficiency, modern electrical and plumbing, etc) yet retain its 1880s majesty ... we would need to cut it into three ~1600 sq ft units (one per floor), but would need to be able to sell them for ~300K to make the project worth while ... the market just isn't there at this time.

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.Brandon Turner mentions we are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with.