Tenant moving out without noticing the landlord in advance?

[Meng W.]

Hi BP,

I am curious if any landlord experienced tenants who moved out unexpectedly but still have some additional charges (i.e. late charges, fixture charges, and etc) on to their file or account. What did you do? Do you disregard the charges and just let the tenant leave to never see them again? What about the accumulated charges towards fixing certain parts of the apt. And what If the tenants were on a  month to month basis  verbally? No lease, no physical contract?

Thank you. :)

[Steve Vaughan]

@Meng W. I would celebrate even more because they are probably not as far behind in rent as could be.  I would declare the tenancy and left over personal belongings abandoned according to your state law and get it re-rented to a better tenant!