If that's your only issue, then you should be OK. 

I don't foresee any issues but I'll keep you posted.

I had a similr issue a few years ago with a property in Cleveland where my property manager hit the same roadblock.

There i a bit of research that needs to be completed early on in order to get a good judgement on the feasibility of this; from there, the "Official" way to ensure you could pursue this would be to request a "Zoning Opinion Letter" to receive an Official decision from the Department of Zoning in order to ensure this will not cause any issues during your permit review. 

We have about 5 percent of tenants who had valid covid issues.

I keep reading about all the weird financing issues in this space so I wouldn't actually put money in until mid 2025 or later.  

Today I had a heater issue and snow company that was late handling commercial before residential so we ended up clearing it.Open to each option.

Your client should consult a real estate attorney to draft an agreement with the ex and ensure there are no legal or tax issues, especially since this is an investment property.

We don't have any issue getting it booked up for the season.

Is there any issues with doing this on investment properties that people have had in the past?