I have an appointment with JAG next week to work out the legal issues in order to cover myself just in case there may be an issue in which your speaking of. 

This goes without saying, but make sure the home or rental is all high-end finishes, everything is completely done brand new move-in ready with no issues.

In order to avoid the low participation rate, I've a.) suggested that by completing the survey, the tenants could win up to $100 - the amount is a function of the thoroughness and comprehensiveness of their answers and b.) issue the survey with 3-6 months left on the year-long lease so that I can take the feedback into consideration and assess repairs and improvements that may help retain my top quality tenants and reduce vacancy. 

Has anyone else had this issue and how did you handle it?

If it is a safety issue, you probably don't have a choice.

I call a guy, pay, and don't really have to think about it nor have issues.

From this point forward you can anticipate payment issues, request for time extensions and ultimately falling behind and stop payments.

As you can imagine, some guests are cleaner than others and as a result we sometimes have issues with bugs.In the past the property manager has set off a fogger after each person leaves, but honestly that's something I'd like to try to avoid doing as much as possible.

Basically, are there loop holes to the licensed contractor issue?

I purchased my 1st duplex almost 2 years ago and in that time I’ve had some financial issues that wiped most of my savings.