Regardless of whether I have entered a shut off notice I always tell tenants that I have scheduled the electricity to be shut off on the day before their occupancy. 

I know this is an old topic, but to add to the discussion for future searches:In CT, the Notice to Quit (3 day notice) can include the statement:“Any payments tendered after the date specified to quit possession or occupancy, or the date of the completion of the pretermination process if that is later, will be accepted for use and occupancy only and not for rent, with full reservation of rights to continue with the eviction action.”In the end, we want to find a win-win situation, though.

If there is no occupancy cert on the property, there is absolutely nothing you can do other than pay them or workout a deal with them to make them go away.

I advise landowners wanting to convert from cropland to another ag valuation to leave the land as is because it will enhance the habitat and increase the wildlife food and cover requirements (of course that depends on what crops were grown) --down here in my neck of the woods rent for crop land does out way cattle grazing leases especially if the landowner participates in a percentage of the harvest in addition to a per acre charge for the land.

While they may affect a census report, they don't hurt my rehabbed, clean, ready to live in occupancy percentages.

Surely there are the same number of people and the same number of dwellings year-round... so occupancy levels must be similar year-round, no?

Even a rental that has 4 units.You can do a master lease with the seller and then sublease the units.You can even do a lease option with the seller and then decide if you want to do a lease option with an owner occupant who deals with the 3 other units.Most anything you have heard of will still work.All the normal issues about buying on a lease.

I felt that was a good market because people are always going to college and I have had very good occupancy rates.

"Unauthorize occupant" suppose to show housing like a bill, a mail going to their real address.

Greenwood and West Beverly which have high and easy Owner-occupant buyers.