faraina, you are doing the right thing. Pay your way and protect yourself at the same time. Don’t try and get anything for free and don’t get taken advantage of. If your L/L is trying to do the right thing and you are trying to do the right thing, the right thing will likely happen. If he goes sideways, you know how to protect yourself and not lose, but also don’t try to take advantage of the situation either. Karma works both ways.

Plus I’m proud of you, of all the “please help, my landlord may not be paying” posts we get, I like how yours ended the best.