This is a small incentive to keep them there another year and will be cheaper than a unit turnover,a win-win for both sides.The point is don't let your tenants try to press you for things constantly or control the situation.

Are there alternatives I can press the seller to accept?

I think you are going to be hard pressed to find A/B class properties that cash flow well.  

But sometimes things just happen outside of the landlord's control and this is what it seems like here.I would be hard pressed to pay for a tv when there's no negligence on your part.

I second this Nolo Press tax guide. 

You’ll be hard pressed in a court of law to find a judge in small claims to enforce a tenant paying for a clogged drain, especially if they’ve been good long term tenants.

It's a tough call overall, but one thing we know for certain - the printing press is going to stop at some point, and nonpayments of rents and mortgages are not going to last forever. 

Most laws don't change a lot, so most of it is still on point.I also really love the Nolo Press California landlord rights and responsibility book. 

Most folks are paying rent and even if you go back to DeBlasio/Cuomo press conferences, neither is proposing relief in early Feb.

As an investor it's one thing to take on a risk and understand the possible implications, as a retail buyer I think you'd be hard pressed to make the case to a judge in the event of something going wrong that they were fully aware of the potential for an issue to arise.It sounds like maybe you would be the one holding the wrap and selling on a CFD or option of some sort so you are still in the transaction until the underlying wrap is paid off.