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Investors & landlords
The fire does not change rental classification of the property. So long as you intend to rebuild and continue renting, it can stay classified as a rental.
You say you got 2 months rent from the tenant, and you also got money from the insurance company for loss of rent while the property was vacant. So your days rented is more than just the 56 days it was occupied by the renter.
Typically, insurance will cover loss of rent generally up to 85% of the monthly rent you charge, for anywhere from 6 months to a year. So the time the insurance paid for is also counted as days rented. Remember, the property does not have to be occupied in order to be considered as rented; and it was rented to the insurance company for at least some of the time (if not all the time) while the restoration work was going on - possibly even longer.
Vacant days do not count against you. However, personal use days do count against you. If you intend to rent the property out again after the repairs/rebuild, just declare it rented "the whole year" and you'll be fine.