I'm dealing with someone who refuses to communicate and if I go over and ask questions accuses me of harassment, so there is no chance of working together to obtain government relief of some kind.

States were given billions of dollars to spend on rent relief going back to the original relief efforts last summer.

Once we talked about her relief, it was smooth sailing, but I did have a few financial bruises. 

Especially with Covid, local relief agencies and churches/charities have been trying to help as many people as possible.

My tenant and I applied for the Texas rent relief program a few weeks ago.

She still prepares our taxes but not a year goes by when she doesn't reach out to an old colleague to ask questions on how we can reduce our base using our assets.Paying several thousand dollars more in taxes after purchasing three rundown rentals and spending the kind of money you did should have given you a pretty major tax relief, but it is key to consider which of the repairs should have been written off versus which should be capital improvements, etcetera.

She took out the deferment for covid relief and we have close to $25k (split) to get her living with a $0 mortgage payment.

If the sale was by a quit claim deed, or almost any other deed other than warranty deed, then depending on if any other documents were signed by seller regarding liability for “back taxes” he may not be responsible.Since as to the taxing authority the taxes stay with the property, if you or someone doesn’t pay them, and assuming no mistake was made as to their status, then your property is subject to any and all relief available to the taxing authority, including lawsuit, lien, or foreclosure action.

Although I understand the moratorium is currently scheduled to end on June 30th in many parts of the state there is always the possibility that it could be extended or re-instituted at some point.Has anyone found a way to structure lease agreements for new tenants in such a way that the tenants waive their right to the eviction moratorium or would otherwise be held responsible for unpaid rents during the pandemic (other than rent relief assistance)?

It is worth taking a stab at it and see if you can get some relief from non-paying tenants!