Know NY state is a completely different animal but I'm in the same situation as Brian with a rental affected by Irma and have read no definitive answer, only know that we have done our best job of having help onsite ASAP but can't control the local utilities and permitting when dealing with electrical contractors.Any insight on your position would be much appreciated, everything I've read is mixed depending on if the site was geared towards tenant or landlord responsibility. 

Good suggestions, have done a lot of sf over the years and some small apartments, but commercial office seems a different animal.

Hi Mandy,Probates are a different animal.

MarketingApplication screening, approval, or denialMoving inMaintenanceInspectionsRent collectionLate or unpaid rentLease violationsUnauthorized Animals (separate from other lease violations)Lease terminationEvictionService animals / Emotional Support AnimalsAdd or Remove a TenantTenant early terminationTenant abandons personal propertyLease renewalLease terminationMove-out InspectionSecurity Deposit dispositionUnpaid balance after termination / collectionsThere are always more, but that should keep you busy for a while.

Commercial is a very different animal from residential lending which is dictated by consumer protection laws.

They are two different breeds of animal. 

Keep in mind that although you may be forced into accepting the animal, it doesn't mean the animal can do damage.

One thing I think is important.. is to realize there is more than one kind of mortgage debt.. its not all owner occ debt. which everyone posting above is talking about and the most risky if not done right.Commercial debt is a different animal while you have different borrowers the red tape and how you treat a borrower is far different and more investor friendly than owner occ debt.. you still have risk to BK  and waste of the property.

Typically, these animals come from a program that should be very easy for you to verify.

A lot of local tenants claim to have emotional support animals (ESA).