This cannot be argued.This is clearly political nonsense where some politicians are willing to harm their jurisdictions for votes. 

Will just practice distancing and safe habits.

But particularly if you are already tight on cash flow, there is no harm in trying to free some up.

Cash for keys...you might start by offering to return their security deposit and allowing them to move on with "no harm, no foul."

I'm trying to make it a habit as well.

In my book, that's no harm, no foul, and non-discriminatory. 

Not replacing would likely make you in violation of any warranty of habitability and could negatively affect your ability to evict and/or pursuing collections in the future.

A Certificate of Occupancy (CO) permits the legal use and occupancy of a property providing it meets the standards of habitability set forth by law.

I saved up and was able too purchase a home in Nassau county NY full and clear, i had 20k left over too invest into it which i did and am now working on it paycheck too paycheck. There’s still a lot that needs too be ...

I know that banks will not lend if the property is not "habitable" (e.g. electrical, plumbing, etc.) but will they not lend if there are certain items on the CO report that have not been fixed during a refinance (e.g. window needs to be replaced, interconnected smoke detectors, fire code items, etc.)?