Virtually all large cap ex items have a life time beyond 8 years.   

You will not always be able to request assistance on BP as some items need to be dealt with immediately. 

Additionally, wages sent directly to a church are not considered charitable contributions—to qualify for a deduction, the employee must receive the income first, pay taxes on it, and then donate to a qualified 501(c)(3) organization while itemizing deductions.The IRS closely scrutinizes arrangements that appear to shift tax liability, and if deemed an attempt to avoid taxation, both the employer and worker could face serious legal consequences.

Since when should any local govt have the right to tell someone they can't rent or lease their property or other items. 

To be honest the monthly payment doesn't sound outrageous given the possible items covered, but who know without the accounting...and any buyer should want to see that accounting when you sell, so sort the issues out now. 

You can often find unique items that catch the eye. 

For example some items during the rehab might need to be brought up to code, completely replaced or might break from other rehab going on due to old age.

Siding is the big ticket item here. 

The cleaning fee is a pass-thru item.

So, for example, if the 2 weekend abatement would be $900 and you spend $1000 on hotels, space heaters, etc, then send them an itemized statement showing they owe you $100.