Perhaps @Mitch Coluzzi was thinking along the lines of money escrowed to restore things back to original condition when a reasonable accommodation has been made; see link:http://www.accessiblehousing.org/rights/modificati...In any case, this sort of therapy animal just might fall under emotional support animal, and Fair Housing considers those to be a service animal.

I have seen it as an additional, negotiable, charge for major projects such as fire restoration or complete renovations which is agreed to at the outset of the project.

Once you have established title by recording the Tax Deed, you need to follow state and local guidelines to restore possession.While most eviction moratoria are over in CA, a few still exist (LA City and County that I know of).

It does NOT prohibit the hanging of reasonable photos or minor nick-knacks, but they are still responsible to restore the walls to pre move in condition at move out.

However, I was told by the restoration company that usually in cases like this, I should waive the rent for the duration of the repair because tenants were not staying in the unit.

My current role is IT focused,  In previous lives I was a carpenter, carpet installer, flood and fire restoration, long haul truck driver, waiter, garbage man, bus boy, and just about every other job you can think of.   

If they have a habitat for humanity restore you can find decent counter tops for cheap 30-50 bucks.

They will also provide credit restoration / enhancement services which your tenant / buyer will pay for. 

What I'm gonna do is allow the 85 year old lady to continue using the driveway across my yard, under the form of  a revocable license, up until such time that she no longer occupies the residence / or the deed transfers to a third party (probably a trust to her kids in this instance, or maybe an unrelated 3rd party buyer), at which point the liscense will be revoked and I will remove the improvements (asphalt) and restore the benefit of green space to my property.Perhaps more likely---- the neighbor ---- or the eventual 3rd party buyer---- will want the benefit of that driveway so that they can access their house (other than the public street out front with no parking) and I'd imagine they'd either A) buy my property from me or B) pay for a lifetime easement to be able to continue to use the drive for access to their house.      

While working thru the claim process I ran into a handful of concerning events related to shady restoration companies and ended up being able to make the repairs for far cheaper than what the restoration companies were saying they would charge the insurance.