In my extended family, grandson sued grandma for a slip and fall at her personal residence, and pursued her for insurance money from her homeowner's.

According to CPC 396, it can be extended up to 6 months.

We have family in both places and could spend extended periods of time there. 

You have to decide if at least having some cash in you hand is better than nothing, but risk a delay if you have to evict.... your choiceIf they have been great tenants for an extended period and this is the first issue, they get some leeway, but not muchWHY the rent is late is of no concern to you.... they ALL will have some excuse....don't waste your time thinking about the excuse or investigating if its true or not..... not your problem

You legally don't need to have any reason to extend a contract.

I know a handful of cops/prison guards who do it as well, unless you're working a ton of overtime I don't see being a cop to extend any additional challenges to RE than any other job. 

@Michael ChiltonI agree, you can also rehab a property to get your equity, you can have the seller extend the terms long enough so there is no risk on the second mortgage, or you can also just keep finding lenders to keep extending your loan.

So If I broke this off and sold it, I would lose 2.5 spots (so 3), but try to get them back by extending my parking lot which would now be 40' x 25' instead of its current 20' x 25'.

Because they kept using that as a defence I drew an extended guest stay where I referred to them as a guest and they were not given keys or codes to my house.

I'd also talk to your title company/attorney to get some insight from them.I have subscribed to a number of local auction announcements, and I often see properties getting removed from the list.No, sorry you cannot work with the county/town or title company to extend the sale.