Aside from appraisal coming in lower and your financing being denied these two are only reasons you can legally walk away and get your deposit back.

Yes it is a poor personal reference.Approve or deny the applicant based on their background check and their ability to pay the rent.

And that doesn't take into account other govt. assistance and religious charities that help people stay in housing when they experience job loss.Add in the lowered costs of not driving to work and eating out (as pretty much most of the country does for at least one and in some cases all three meals a day) and he may be better off financially than when working.Before you forgive rent, get documentation that he has applied for and been denied these benefits.

Hello there everybody,
I own a property that is my primary residence. There are two garages, one i rent to a guy who is a contractor and stores his materials there. Two weeks ago it caught on fire. My insurance compa...

Property owners income is being denied and not reimbursed by this bill. 

@Nitanga Jean De DieuThere is a provision in the bill referred to as:“Emergency Disaster Loan Grant” on page 68-69Which adds to the current EIDL loan, which rental property owners can apply for, the ability to request up to $10,000 in an advance, paid in 3 days, after application has been made.Even if the applicant is denied the loan they may keep the $10k grant and do not need to pay said grant back.

They do not have a right to deny your livelihood. 

Expect to see some anti-landlord policies and overlays.A client 10m ago told me that Wells Fargo denied their rate and term jumbo primary residence refinance.

My rental property has hail damage but my claim was denied.

This is a grant, and does not need to be paid back even if denied.