The landlord would then pay for the cost of the hotel.I don't see compensable damages here.  

I heard of people doing this, pretty sure someone down the block from me does this....that or they collect and move trailers A LOT.

What are creative ways to sale a house when the block getting not so stellar reviews.

If the friend's unit is not your rental unit, there is nothing you can do, other than be happy that you now know where to serve the evicted man if you plan to sue him in small claims court for your damages (assuming that he has wages to garnish, or assets to attach). 

@Matt Bertsch I don't think anything has been announced yet, but I would love to go ahead and block the time out on my calendar if a date has been set. 

Yes you can as long as you have a deposit and your lease states the deposit can be forefit for damage to the property. 

Purchase price: $206,000 My personal home located 1 block to Napili Bay which will eventually be a vacation rental and I will move to a larger home.

I've got a unit (townhouse) that has sustained some water damage as a result of contractor error when replacing the roof. 

The water heater goes out and costs $800 to replace (eight months of income) or a bad tenant causes $2,000 in damages and forces a month of vacancy.

What sort of cap rates can one expect for multi family - say 8-12 unit - apartment blocks in East Austin?