Rental Property Investor · Concord, GA · Member since 2015 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
I had filed an eviction on an inherited month to month tenant for non-payment (late on rent 16 out of 18 months) and also gave them a 60 day notice to vacate at the same time I had filed the pay/quit notice. The eviction was set aside because they paid the rent during the process but when she vacated, she really surprised us. She sent notice she was out and had removed all property she wanted. I confirmed that anything left was abandoned and we could dispose of it. So we arrive at the property today, the AC was running the fridge had food in it and it was running. Most of the furniture was there including beds with bedding on them, etc. What had been removed was the range, the living room ceiling light, the bathroom sink and faucet, all the light bulbs out of the ceiling fan, etc etc. A number of bedroom or other interior doors are gone but may have been for a long time. This is not going to be a quick turnover...
You didn't do a walk thru with this tenant at checkout? Was the security deposit handled correctly at closing? You don't know if the interior doors were present or not? Don't know why you had to file an eviction on a month to month tenant? Did the tenant install that vanity or buy the range? It isn't clear what your question to BP is but if you are thinking of getting legal help to try to collect from this tenant, I wouldn't bother. No, they should not leave food in the frig. No, they should not leave personal property behind. Keep their security deposit and handle it according to your state's laws and replace, cleanup, and screen a new tenant.
Contractor/Investor/Consultant · San Diego / Phoenix · Member since 2021 · 12k+ posts · 15k+ votes
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As you probably know, a tenant cannot remove items that are attached or fastened to the building....like sinks and ceiling fans....that is unless they had them installed themselves...
But as @Glenna Wood said, it's probably not worth bothering to go after a tenant like this....just lick your wounds and move forward.
I bet you screen the heck out of the next one, eh? :-)