Do I have any obligation to my tenants as the landlord or are debt collectors protected by the Fair Debt Collection Act?

You could reach out to the escrow agency if your agent is playing around with you.Personally, I would tell them to go pound sand and protect my cash and find a new agent.Good luck to you!

@Tyler CagliaThis is like asking to describe everyone's personal practices in protecting against the virus.

This is downside protection.2) Security Deposit: In the event of eviction, the landlord can keep the security deposit as collateral rent and damages.

"Took a deferment" is not a protected class like "race" or "religion" or "gender." 

Last night the Mayor signed new Renters protections that the LA City Council passed.

Wells fargo has almost no cost of capital but a huge infrastructure, so they are GREAT for big acquisitions but bad for small players to deal with.Smaller banks are more expensive but they become much closer to partners then lenders because their success is much more closely tied to your success.now if we are just talking Fannie Mae loans that can be issued by absolutely anyone then a local investor friendly loan broker is your best bet. 

I can see an operator suspending distributions to stack cash as necessary to protect the integrity of the deal

Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses.

“In the short term, you can imagine if everything returned to normal, there are protections for people’s housing with a moratorium on evictions,” said Rob Warnock, research associate at Apartment List.