Any kind of cashout refi or heloc will require income (ability to repay) and decent credit.

This kind of thing happens and now would be a good time to negotiate and add to your agreement how it will be handled in future.

Not sure how close you are to the partner but you may want to work with someone else for these kinds of rehab projects in the future. 

I will give you the common-sense answer below, but this is California, where common sense doesn't exist.A mandatory evacuation is outside of your control, so you shouldn't suffer financially because of it.

Very commonly the resident pays a portion of the rent so your rent increase will affect their budget and their lives. 

In real estate, blunt honesty often protects people from common pitfalls or predatory advice that oversimplifies the challenges of investing.

The only exception I use is when the property is a high-end unit.Informative title makes your property look like a cheap business but it is still way better than common titles like cute, adorable, cozy.If you are charging over 1k per night, I think it is better to give more high-end title like Stay with 30,000 trees, tingle your inner artist with lake front retreatJust my opinion :)

To the point if the medical reason I agree it is likely a mental health kind of thing.

Where I live mice are common as the cold weather drives them inside.

Everything you said is common knowledge.