Specify certain Prohibited behaviors at all timesVisitor/overnight guest policyNo cooking appliances in roomsNo window or room AC unless provided by LLNo storage of flammable liquids or car/motorcycle partsNo pets.

Paying for a Section 8 investment course is the equivalent of an aspiring cook paying for a course titled: How To Boil Water

Inventory gets better fast once you leave the core Cook County market.How many off-market sources do you have actively looking for deals for you right now?

Several years ago the seller of an investment house I bought installed an old, broken cooking range right before closing and my agent missed it during the final walkthrough. 

You got any deals cooking right now that are hitting that tighter underwriting?

It would be nice to have my back-burner website cooking away a few deals though.

Then the daughter got a cat and now she is cooking there, has kerosene tanks etc.

Also, in some locales, Owner is required to provide water/sewer and possibly other utils.With regard to calculating usage, this is highly dependent on number and type of appliances; number of people per unit and their personal usage of appliances (some cook more than others, some take much longer showers, some do laundry multiple times per week). 

Search their names in the Cook County docket to see if they have a history of fighting lease terminations.

If the law requires updated disclosures, you cannot rely on what was signed three years ago.Operational takeaway:At minimum, once a year:Audit your lease templateConfirm all city-specific disclosures are includedVerify ordering requirements if mandatedRe-issue updated addenda at renewalIn landlord-friendly states, sloppy leases are survivable.In Chicago, they are expensive.If you self-manage in Cook County and are not using the current CAR lease, I would strongly recommend at least having a local attorney review your template annually.