Property to be Vacant at Close

[Kris L.]

I have a property scheduled to close in a few weeks. There are currently tenants, and the contract states that the property will be vacant at close. Do I need to have something in writing from the tenants stating they have moved out? How do I eliminate the potential of a tenant coming back after close saying they still live there or something?

How do I protect myself if I do a final walk through day of closing and the property is mostly empty, but there are a few items left that they didn’t move out?

I just don’t want to close and have one or more tenants saying I wrongfully evicted them when I change the locks.