Most people use LLCs for the liability protection (LLC stands for limited liability company, meaning, if sued, you don't have the same personal liability as you would without the entity).

One of my pharmaceutical companies is developing an antidote to nerve-agent exposure to protect the US military from chemical weapon attacks, which shows that I'm always looking for opportunities to create value in places that others have overlooked. 

The government is protecting the public if they walk into your building.  

Aside from giving her general advice and strongly suggesting that she get a protection from abuse order, I stated that I would change the locks but that I would need to be reimbursed for the cost incurred (e.g.locks, extra keys for other tenant, etc.).

This policy was put in place to protect sellers, but if your seller is adamantly opposed to being listed on the MLS, you can't force them.

How can I protect my assets, I am owner occupying a duplex in Middletown, Connecticut.

this is not a protected class, virus or no virus.

Leases are mostly protection for tenants.

If you don’t protect the property, you are almost guaranteed to get termites at some point and they can easily do thousands in damage if untreated.  

His dad's lived there for over 20 years and knows the neighborhood and players very well and actually owns the land outright.