Hi All - I'm currently evaluating the pros/cons of transitioning a 48-unit apartment complex's boiler & chiller system to either PTAC or Ductless Mini Split for heating and air.  

New Roof, exterior refresh, new AC/Heating units What was the outcome?

Otherwise someone would have noticed roaches coming out of the heating unit and things like that.

@Jade Pickenheim does the home have primary heat?

They also put in a new heat pump and removed the oil tank as the oil furnace had died. 

If you have a townhome without HVAC but window units and baseboard heating, you should have that in mind when comparing your rental with large apartment buildings with full amenities. 

I do like Burbank and North/East Hollywood quite a bit for the long run as the streaming war heats up with Netflix and Disney taking up more offices creating more jobs that will help lift the residential market as well.

Some measure the outside dimensions of the house (LxW) and get a number that way.Here in Georgia, our municipality taxes different types of space differently. ie, they have a rate for heated space (normal house inside) a rate for unfinished basement, a rate for finished basement, a rate for uncovered porch, a rate for covered porch, etc etc.

I was advised at the time that this was sufficient that if anybody ever complained about its being used as such (triplex rental property) this would be enough that any court would sustain the current use regardless of zoning or if it had been continuously occupied or not.If the property has 3 electric meters or other improvements that likely had permits in order to be converted for use as a triplex, then regardless of whether it had continued occupancy or not it might be OK.That said,  I am no land use attorney and you should probably ignore me and talk to one of them.I guess the other question is what constitutes 'high environmental standard' - high efficiency heating, plumbing and electrical is comparatively easy in many cases.   

One example of the issues with the place is a broken central heating system.