Re: Early termination questions - Landlord Forum thread 325900

Re: Early termination questions by Anonymous on October 18, 2014 @22:41

I would take the tenant's help, advertise the place, and show the place if he is keeping it squeaky clean.
He is trying to help you. take his help and set up a tentative morning hour and a tentative evening hour you can show the place. I rented a place that was still occupied, but this is tricky, because you have to negotiate 24 hours in between to do all your checks on the place, as well as get immediate feedback from the new tenant that everything is working.
Under no circumstances do you even suggest the tenant is out of his lease obligations if the place is not rented. You have to take his notice that he is leaving, and on what date. Unfortunately, he is responsible for the minumum of two month's rent, and possibly the remainder of the lease. This depends on the state's laws, and the fact you have advertised and are actively looking for the next tenant.

This worked for me with no lost rental time, and the second time I had the place empty for two weeks, and used a year's lease with the rent due on the 15th of every month. I use a year's lease, with the lease reverting to a month to month basis after one year, because this works for me.....Maryland may be very different.

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