Can the HOA actually enforce a rule like this when it was provided documentation from the state that this vehicle is current and taken care of, it is just in non-operative status?

We write it into our rental agreement and enforce it.Here's a clause from our rental agreement that might be helpful for you to adopt:MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES.Landlord will maintain all electrical, plumbing, heating, and other facilities and appliances supplied by Landlord in good working order.Landlord will perform periodic inspections of the premises, no less than once a year, for the purpose of property maintenance and repair.Landlord will notify Tenant in advance of the inspection.

For years, and particularly this past year, we have been voicing our opinion about the negative consequences of this tax through the media and meetings with legislators at the State House.

So my advice would be either enforce the criteria or make a new criteria.

Most people, like the OP, are concerned about "inside " creditors, who have a claim against the LLC, and want to enforce it against the owner's personal assets.

I personally read each and every line of the lease with the applicant in detail and discuss each line and how it is enforced.I make it crystal clear that each and every clause is strictly enforced, I am not interested in hearing excuses (their personal life is not my business) and note that there is a steep learning curve if they have had landlords in the past that do not inforce their lease.I explain that late payments are not tolerable, for any reason, and that any repeated late payment situation will be a automatic eviction notice regardless of the reason.My goal is to only have tenants that choose to be my tenant based on my policy of strict enforcement of the lease and that those that do not agree should reconsider renting from me. 

Transparency of financials and maintenance issuesProfessional and enforceable leasesCollection, evictions and damages proceduresEfficient communicationsServing as your own manager means tenants will have direct access to the owner.

City stated the footings needed re-enforced with more concrete (granted, this deck is well built and very sturdy with no current issues, but I'm no inspector).

However, I found that the law that concerning contractor registration requirements for owners of property would wipe out the need for a license in WA is still on hold in legislation: http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?

My goal is not to "swindle" anyone, and before chatting with my friend, I thought this was one of the many common ways to invest in real estate.My husband and I dropped everything, retired from decades in law enforcement, left the comfort zone and moved from California to Colorado due to an illness and ultimately a death in the family.