I can only imagine, if buying a larger complex, that you must need to wait 1 year plus to force appreciation and re-fi

(PITI) It has the greatest impact on higher cost areas. 

Think it won't effect A and B areas--look at the BMW 7's and Escalades tooling around in the tough neighborhoods (they have more than enough money to spend).Forcing people to unknowingly house dangerous hard to deal with individuals (between prison sentences) is harsh. 

Rent control is primarily a problem for people who buy without analyzing the properties and no plan to get the returns they expect, also if a tenant is paying mkt rent or a property is delivered vacant the new laws will have little impact on you. 

QuestionsOwner occupancy is still off till 2025 for a ADU on a SFR, does that mean after 2025 I (owner) will be forced to live in one of the units on a R1 lot?

My position right now is to make a deal for that one and force equity into it by doing upgrades

I've already spent money to have an appraisal and some other various expenses and am wondering if there is a way I can keep him from selling to someone else or if a court could possibly force him to sell to me? 

My Melbourne area short term rental is self-managed and has high occupancy.The newly designated Space Force base at Patrick AFB, and in migration has the Melbourne area hopping.

They could vote to entirely ban rentals thus forcing you to sell once the current tenant’s lease expires (this could be in a down market forcing you to take a huge loss, short sale, potentially even a foreclosure). 

Typically water won't be individually metered on these types of properties (too costly due to impact fees).