I am concerned mainly because the relief being offered to landlords (mortgage forbearance) is not beneficial enough when compared to what tenants receive.

Find out if the mortgage company is offering relief and you could defer that amount. 

I would also remind them that most state guidelines on covid related rent or eviction relief is geared towards tenants who are unable to pay rents due to a change in their employment situation due to the pandemic.2)Consider offering them a number of options to pay rent or leave - for e.g $100 off if they pay right away, credit card payments, partial payment and a payment plan for the rest , a one time payment to leave.

Here is some good infohttps://www.carcovidupdates.org/relief-faq-for-agentsSeems like 1099 independent contractors will just fill out the same application as the small businesses.

In my recent experience, I've seen amendments to leases drafted to memorialize changes in certain business terms or concessions by the Landlord due to COVID-19 i.e. the Tenant paying certain months' rent in installment payments over the term of the Lease or Landlord concessions being contingent upon the Tenant obtaining relief from the SBA program.

I put an offer on a short sale. 391K offer, comps are over 600k. House needs approx. 100k in upgrades. Offer was accepted, sellers bank approved. However, the seller did not disclose to the bank that he owes 27k in ba...

Doug Ducey, in an executive order Tuesday, barred police officers and constables from carrying out eviction orders under certain circumstances.Not all renters will be eligible for the reprieve.Under Ducey's order, relief will be available to anyone who is required to be quarantined based on a diagnosis of COVID-19 or has been ordered to self-quarantine by a licensed medical professional based on symptoms.Evictions also can be avoided if someone else living in the home is diagnosed with the virus or if they have some condition "that makes them more at risk for COVID-19 than the average person.''

https://www.military.com/benefits/military-legal-matters/scra/scra-lease-termination-provisions.htmlIt's just a short read, but touches on the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act.

If you want to offer relief to renters, offer it to landlords too, so they don’t “carry the brunt of the pandemic’s blow to the economy.”source : Who should get a break on the rent?

Cancelling cable but keeping the rent the same might be a sigh of relief for the tenant.