Here, your situation would fall into a grey area: Under Residential Tenancies Act the landlord cannot require rent payment in advance of the next period, but - pending interpretation - a landlord is not forbidden from accepting prepayment if offered.

I will post the outcome but it may take several weeks if not months.We learned the rules around 'reasonable modification' requests from tenants with disabilities is vaguely defined and open for wide interpretation. 

It comes down to interpretation.

First do you understand the meaning of a score and understand how to interpret a credit report.

Because they think it is a static series of rules to which there is only one right interpretation.

The CARES Act’s eviction protections only apply to “covered dwellings,” which are rental units inproperties: (1) that participate in federal assistance programs, (2) are subject to a “federally backedmortgage loan,” or (3) are subject to a “federally backed multifamily mortgage loan.”Link here.I interpret this to mean that if you own your rental property free and clear, your property is not covered by CARES Act.

It's interesting that your interpretation is that I "bashed" him. 

I interpret this as meaning, in practice, that the state will not allow a tax deed to extinguish a bank mortgage.

Just because a Lawyer interprets the code one way the state could take a completely different view.. 

It cannot be interpreted as "now I can deduct everything."