That said,  council has been fairly quiet lately on rental issues,   perhaps because they were all focused on the seattle head tax debacle, and also I think they are starting realize it wasn't just threats as they see a lot of smaller owners selling.    

If your tree is in good health, you have no knowledge that it was unhealthy, and it damages an adjacent property; then it is not your issue. 

Contact the owner/borrower and make sure if he/she is still alive, find out what the problem is(health, job loss, moved, etc).

Whereas a 20-something white person with middle-class parents who goes down to the bar, gets drunk, and gets in a fight might receive an aggravated assault charge he gets 30 days in the local slam for, a 20-something black person raised in poverty is far more like to get a terroristic threats charge, a battery charge, and is then charged with resisting arrest.

Not sure if this is an empty threat or whether is actually happens but definitely something of which to be aware.

I never argued or got upset until the physical threats started; I just kept to the facts and the policy.

Similar question, how much does health insurance effect ones ability to switch or leave a job?

Long story short, after a few backs and forth, and a long delay from the seller's agent (due to health issues), we finally got the contract signed.

Im in a similar situation with a municipality, but if you are able to cover health insurance through the service, that makes the transition out of the traditional W-2 much more feasible and also covers all of your bases.  

She has been transferred to a new living situation due to health reasons and can no longer pay both her mortgage and the monthly rent at the new place.