Examples of circumstances that lead to the veil being pierced are: Corporate formalities, such as holding annual meetings and keeping minutes, were not followed, certain owners exerted too much control over the corporation or LLC, owners commingled personal funds with company funds or used personal funds to satisfy company obligations, poor accounting in general, personally guaranteeing a business debt, or fraud.Piercing the corporate veil can happen.

So you do NOT have a formal partnership in any manner?

This means that every State must give full faith and credit to the judicial proceedings and court orders of each and every State.

From the site: https://www.quora.com/An-evict...In the formal legal world, a court case that is dismissed with prejudice means that it is dismissed permanently.

And in this case, you need to consider running your S-corp the right way, with a formal payroll. 

Send a formal invoice for utility services from (move-in date) through (date the service was setup by tenant); have it payment upon demand with a late charge if not paid within 3 days. 

We had some early talks about it, but nothing formal, nothing in writing, (which you would certainly expect from a lawyer like our neighbor).

I don't have any formal education or training in real estate investing, but I have done my fair share of reading BP, listening to the BP Podcast and reading a few books.

A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business and the default choice for anyone who runs a business but hasn’t set up another formal business structure, such as an LLC.As a sole proprietor, there’s no separation between your personal and business assets and expenses.

I say "Counsel" because only part of what I do is legal advice; much of my job is helping run business meetings, ensuring required corporate formalities, and discussing how to deal with crazy neighbors.