@Roderick Gunn, for local government liens (such as grass cutting, demolition, sewer assessment, fire dues and library dues are the most common) the local government lien trumps the tax sale.

They're happy to take their cut but blow you off when you have a problem).We have people show up to Park City ALL THE TIME with no clue where the property is, and not having the check-in information that we email each guest with the subject titled "IMPORTANT CHECK IN INFORMATION - PRINT THIS OUT!"

This process also doesn't happen over night (its the government you're working with) but I can give you a break down of how everything went.The home owner contacted the fire dept. over a month in advance to before we ever stepped foot on the property.The house had been gutted of every single appliance in it (water heater, stove, dishwasher etc.) prior to the fire dept arriving,the Fire dept does not pay for the clean up for the property after the burn (at least our county doesn't)This is for a very specific situation but there are perks for the home owner for the demolition of the property.

@Daniel B. dude I recommend working with a CPA, not so much for the detailed answers they can give to your questions but so you can proactively strategize how to legally give the government as little of your money as possible.

There are so many programs out there and all of them sound just about the same (of course, there're fine prints that I didn't drill down to the nitty-gritty).

Of course if you want to switch to different license type, you have to go through the whole application process again, and pay applicable fees.I believe this is governed by the accessory dwelling unit ordinance which was revised recently. 

How likely is the local government to honor a 70 year old variance?

As I'm sure you know energy has never been an open market, every form of energy receives significant government support, and solar is no different in that regard. 

@Jordy Train, Most QIs you'll want to work with will have a national foot print. 

I understand this is some type of federal government assistance program for low income areas.