@William HustonI agree with @Michael Gravallese contact the building department and find out the status.  

(any failures in this department would be educational as well) Thanks

There are also Programs like USDA that is still zero Down if the location fits, the Department of Ag insures loans in rural areas in just about every state, and has a good program, with low credit score requirements https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/3555-1chapter10.pdf  also if you served in the Military the VA offers a no down option.

Many Fortune-500 Human Resources departments use the theory of 70-20-10 in developing employees which apply here. 70% is learned by doing, 20% learned from peers, and 10% is academic/book/classroom training.

The commercial lending departments will want to see bank statements/tax returns to underwrite the property, since they aren't really loaning on your credit, but the operations of the asset.Estoppel certs/certified rent roles are a great way to get on the same page with the tenant in terms of rent rate/security deposit, but, at lest in my experience, don't cut the mustard with the bank. 

I think someone is pulling your chain.Contact the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.

It would have been better to either separately meter each apartment with the water department, which can be quite costly to do.

I went ahead and called the offices where I was getting the run-around and asked who the supervisor was for their department and asked for their contact info.

There is nothing you can do but call the city utility department to fix it. 

I’ve been slacking in the networking department.