No need to put a foot down, interpret a residents tone or intention, or get any emotions involved. 

It is never sufficient for the landlord to give the written translation of the lease or rental agreement to the tenant after the tenant has signed it.However, the landlord is not required to give the tenant a written translation of the lease or rental agreement if all of the following are true:~ The Spanish-, Chinese-, Tagalog-, Vietnamese-, or Korean-speaking tenant negotiated the rental agreement through his or her own interpreter; and ~ The tenant's interpreter is able to speak fluently and read with full understanding English, as well as Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese or Korean (whichever was used in the negotiation); and ~ The interpreter is not a minor (under 18 years of age); and ~ The interpreter is not employed or made available by or through the landlord.

Or maybe I'm not interpreting your scenario correctly.....

Interpretation of the law and it's original intent seems to be a lost art when it comes to an increasingly activist judiciary, so whatever the law seems to be today may be very different tomorrow.  

I interpret that to mean an optional late fee of 5% of PITI. 5% of the $754.

Have u thought of just using an interpreter?

@Arthur C.My reply will be under an assumption that an attorney (which I'm not) can confirm the following facts:You owned the combined land 50/50, and you owned the combined improvements (2 units) 50/50.If so, then my interpretation would be that you're not really exchanging anything, but evenly dividing the jointly owned property, without any tax consequences.

catid=5&subcatid=24&id=225 That said, perhaps I'm interpreting it incorrectly (the second column indicating no tax owed from bonds in some states)?

Dan - For those that show $0 in repairs, you can interpret ARV as today's FMV (fair market value).

I think the benefits of texting, like leaving a clear record of who said what, are really offset by the natural tendency to interpret texts and emails negatively, and how that affects landlord-tenant relationships.