Possible health issues / lost job, etc.Instead of waiting for this to go to auction I was thinking of reaching out to the couple personally to try and work out a deal.There are obviously multiple avenues I could go.

The family in the inhabited unit was on a month-to-month lease until a couple of months ago, at which point I had my attorney send them a 30-day notice of nonrenewal of lease.The tenants are effectively ignoring the nonrenewal notice, and my attorney has reached out directly to these tenants a number of times in order to offer them more time to vacate, as they are a little older, aren't in the best physical health, and have an adult son for whom they care.My attorney is communicating with the tenants on my behalf, exclusively, as I wanted to be as legally cautious as possible.The tenants are not responding to my concession to allow more time to vacate (they asked for an additional six months - unreasonable - I countered with two months), and they still claim to my attorney that we have a valid lease, despite there being a valid nonrenewal notice having been issued.

@Ebony Bankston so not a prison a mental health facility is harder.

In San Diego, you can currently only evict for health and safety.  

For Gray water, its a health hazard. 

You don't get any benefits like health insurance (be ready to buy your own: it's crazy expensive unless you find a group plan of some sort that caters to real estate professionals). 

Just finished watching Podcast 200 with Brandon And Josh; A Step By Step Guide To Buying Your First REI PropertyI'm 62 and my health is great so far.

What the current owner is doing is not your moral dilemma.

The moratorium that was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021 is now extended through July 31, 2021 and this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a historic threat to the nation’s public health.

As you already know homeowners/tenants can have several health benefits by having a clean home and that CURVE APPEAL is a great plus.