However, the Newark Housing Authority will not make it easy for you to be a landlord that does not "see or bother with the tenants".

Central Air?

In the above "success story" the author found someone with a house worth $135,000 and convinced the person to sell for $37,500.

You can find 300-400K 2-4 units that are very safe (West Hartford, Simsbury, Avon, Glastonbury, Newington in central CT) as well as other areas in closer to NYC in the Stamford area. 

How could the management company obligate you to a contract for a longer term than the contract that authorized them to so?  

Maybe it's the way that the housing authority in our area works or our local culture but it seems that the vast majority of the applicants that we get who are on public assistance almost always fail to disclose that their spouse or significant other will be living with them and we generally find out that they aren't being truthful during the screening process.Our application process is straight forward; all adults (18 or over) who will be living at the property must fill out an application and be on the lease.

The 3 residence limitation on Guaranty Fund claimants was established by the Legislature, not by the Commission, and that it is not within the authority of the Commission to change this provision of the law.

Are there stand alone or central humidifiers running, lots of stove top cooking, long showers???

I would *love* to get my hands on some 70's stuff, frankly, because that is when central heat & air became common around here.

St Pete is a wonderful place to live and is safer than most large cities.The crime is most prevalent in pockets south of Central Ave along the US 19 (aka 34th St) corridor.Feel free to email me for specifics.