Unfortunately, I fear by the time the cases are heard and ruled upon, the moratoriums will have done their damage and many landlords will have lost their assets.

After making the very naïve mistake of letting family rent my home and having them damage a lot of the property, my friend who is a contractor ended up moving into the property with his family and fixing the damages with the agreement that I would purchase the materials, and pay him back the cost of the labor with discounted rent.

I'd also advise everyone pays a non refundable deposit because no one ever admits to being the one who caused the damages.  

Has had heavy Air B&B traffic, the only problem is I still live here.

@Natalie Kolodij does this depreciation also apply to our primary residence where 1/3 of it is used as an Air bnb? 

How do you know they caused damage by misusing the lock vs normal wear and tear?

I can see the courts so backed up, that your tenants could live the year or more without payment. the kicker, is that to protect your investment, you will STILL need to do maintenance.I wonder, if the law that allows a tenant to live for free, would charge me for failure to keep certain provisions like heat, air, cable, water, sewer and more in place when my funds say no!

$250 for a new microwave or is there additional damage?

California...We didn't pursue through our own insurance as they would only cover a portion of the damages compared to going after the contractors general liability as at-fault.

There could also be possible extensive termite damage that could have occurred over these years it was vacant.