Tenant Wants to Hand Keys In Early

[Brad R.]

My tenant wants to hand the property back to me ~3-4 days early.  They don't want to hand them to me in person.  They want to leave the keys in the house.  Is there anything I need to be careful with here?  

I'm wondering if they want to get back into the house after they give the property back if I need to let them.  Also, could they claim that any fixes done before the official lease end date actually can't be charged back to them because the lease was still active?  

Do I need to get them to sign something saying that they are handing the keys in early or is that irrelevant?  I do have it noted via text.  Maybe I just need it acknowledged via email?

[John Underwood]

I get keys back like this all the time with no issue.

They got moved out early. Since they don't want to meet they likely know there are things that need to be repaired and don't want a confrontation.

Document any damages and send the required letter stating if any or all of their deposit is being used and an itemized list of damages and the cost of each  and if their deposit doesn't cover all the damages.