Then, make a decision that will most likely keep your tenants, and keep your bottom line in the black.  

On top of this they refuse to fix our dishwasher or our fridge and we have black mold growing in our bathroom, and an apartment that overall is just in really bad shape and falling apart around us. 

Black pots would be good, as they'd go with the shutters.  

If that is not in black and white in your lease, then it's her residence and it would be illegal for you or others to enter her residence without permission.  

just doing quick math... if you rent each unit out at $100/night and average 20 days a month, that's $6,000/month and now you're magically in the black.  

Second, it's a great honest and respectful discussion between you and the tenant, and it builds a rapport, and it's black and white:  You pay me on the first (for a credit), or you pay me on the 2nd and third for full rent (which is 10% over the agreed upon rental amount).

However, one applicant has a black lab, which I have also owned and had good luck with, and she seems like a very responsible pet owner and person.

A funny thing about the audiobook, the narrator is AfAm and the author is white, and the narrator does a superb job when getting the poor black voices.Anyway, even though the author sides with eight families in distress, he is fair to the two landlords.

And rent out the current house, so your rental income is in the black?  

I also painted the front door black and replaced the outside lights.