Philly LANDLORD Advice needed...

[Angie Williams]

I have been investing in Philly for a couple of years now, and never had any issues until this one recent rental. I received a violation in the mail stating I needed to obtain a rental permit and license for this property I rent out in order to have tenants. If I do not comply I will be fined continually until I do so. Mind you this one inspector just doesn't want to leave me alone, any chance he gets he gives me a violation. Anyways, my question is how did the inspector even know they were my tenants? They are two young brothers that could have easily been my brothers or even sons. Plus, they had only lived in the home maybe 2 months and I received the violation. I know how to get this violation lifted and how to get this permit and so on, but someone recommended me a tax consultant company. This company does all the permits and licensing for us rather then us having to do all the footwork downtown. She costs $150 for initially getting the permit/license for my rental. I'm. It fond of this way of going about it but my partner finds it to be the easiest way, seeing we live in NY. I personal will drive down there, like I do all the time and go to city hall and file. I'm a little weary on the whole idea of hiring someone to do this for me also. Any advice would be great, I'm from NY and we don't require rental permits. So, this is all new to me. Thanks.