Your partner may need to offer them monetary compensation for use of the backyard to get them to agree. 

It's worth almost nothing from a monetary standpoint (maybe $50k?)

I'm thinking the best way to handle this is to simply ask for a monthly monetary contribution for Mom and Dad's care. 

Now there is no electric which is true all over because like 90,000 people are out but there is also no water for flushing etc. and no heat although its not super cold.Would you have done any monetary concessions to the tenants for lack of habitability? 

It basically means collapse of our monetary system. 

I would however collect rent to at least the time she occupied the property plus monetary compensation for time (vacancy) and efforts made to find a ready tenant. 

Everything starts in the mind and to see the the out comes is where the real wealth is, them also creating some monetary wealth is whip cream and strawberries on top.

Now the pre foreclosure rules all changed in CA OR WA back in 08 and breaking them is a felony with severe monetary penalties..

Other counties such as Racine are incredibly dicey to push evictions through right now (even if they aren't monetary based).  

Assume the investor is providing 100% of the equity requirement and I am guaranteeing an acceptable annual return, is normal to ask for 50% title on the property or is there a generally acceptable equity split if I do not provide any monetary equity?