likely violating lease.

A lease greater than 3 years is in violation of the due on sale clause in your mortgage, your lender could call the loan due.

Judgments, code violations, IRS, state sales tax, etc., etc.

I want to ask the more experienced folks if this is as dumb as it seems or if borrowing money has really come to this.Note to Moderator: If this question still violates forum policy, then I apologize for taking up your time.Thanks,Mike

If you can, can you evict the for any reason or does it have to something that violates the terms of the lease.

I originally got a list of code violators from my county.  

Then the fun part what most people forget is the issue of collection.Also, be careful in converting the garage into living spaces, if you attract too much attention from the neighbors &/or the city, it could violate occupancy & parking regulations.This scenario reminds me of the newbie investors "in the long run" story that is attached when you ask them how it is going with their property.  

If he's not otherwise violating the terms of his lease I don't know that you can simply evict him for annoying the HOA.

For such purpose and subject to the qualifications herein set forth, the Building Inspector is authorized, upon justification based upon a reasonable belief of the existence of a violation, to enter and examine any dwelling or yard, or part of either, at reasonable times, and every owner shall provide him access thereto.

I've heard this before in the past, and it always revolves around this "perceived" fair housing violation.I personally think that processing applications that way is more likely to put you in hot water for a fair housing violation than anything else, here's why:The way I look at it is you have shown that you believe them to be qualified since you never denied them, but chose to willingly ignore the qualified applicant in favor of someone who came along later.