I don't believe we've ever had to do anything specifically and the IRS lien seems to go away magically on its own.However, we're in a situation right now where we need to expedite the removal.

I currently have an issue with a tenant that I have been trying to remove since May (that's when their lease was over).

I am a firm believer that you are the sum of who you surround yourself with.

I would then remove wallpaper and paint.

She thinks that this has to happen as when we do eventually divorce, if I'm still on the mortgages then she would be forced to refinance to remove me....is this true? 

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

As of 7/11, I photographed the apt then I removed and stored all her belongings.

We actually found vermiculite in the attic and requested that the sellers handle the removal before closing, & they did.

The "workmanship" that we're seeing, across the board, is nothing short of disgraceful - paint hiding rotten siding, vinyl flooring over rotten sub-floors, "new" shingle roofs over 2 old roofs where the structure can't support it, load-bearing walls removed with no structural replacement, even a swimming pool that was buried.  

I use first class mail and if it doesn't get cashed after 12 months we escheat it to the state.Regarding their mail, I wouldn't be holding that, it's actually a felony for you to remove any mail from someone else mailbox.