Never an issue for years, but this tenant moved in and I have never seen things abused to this level. 

FREAK OUT FREAK OUT FREAK OUT...oh wait it's over.Since the virus started, more people have died in car accidents, from heart attacks, from smoking, from obesity, from being murdered by the chinese government, getting hit by a bus, getting hit by falling coconuts, and thousands of other things nobody ever worries about.I know you're trying to be controversial or some kind of reality star here, but you're just plain wrong.SARS killed 800 people total, maybe a handful in the US.COVID has already killed, not infected, over 15,000 people worldwide and the peak of cases has not even begun in the US, nor has the peak ended in Europe. 

@Bill BrandtYes from what I have read that ESA is being abused by many

FHA definition of  a family member is defined as follows, regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or legal marital status:• child, parent, or grandparent;o a child is defined as a son, stepson, daughter, or stepdaughter;o a parent or grandparent includes a step-parent/grandparent or fosterparent/grandparent;• spouse or domestic partner;• legally adopted son or daughter, including a child who is placed with the Borrower by anauthorized agency for legal adoption;• foster child;• brother, stepbrother;• sister, stepsister;• uncle;• aunt; or• son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-lawof the BorrowerTwo that relative is equally obligated with you on that loan.

I certainly don't want take a loss and be vulnerable to potential tenants abusing electricity/heat.Any suggestions or advice?

I don't like the abuse where the landlords where I live have the rent to the roof. 

Apparently they have a substance abuse problem & refuse any help. 

Make sure you can justify the offer so you can’t be charged with elder abuse.

Look into the history of sexual assault victims trying to get assaulted databases setup.

We can, and do, remove individuals guilty of flagrant rule abuse regardless of membership level.