Can I get out of a lease with my tenant letting a house foreclose

[Aaron W.]

I think I made a big mistake today at no ones fault but myself.  I gave my tenant a notice of termination due to unsafe living conditions.

The tenant is pissed and I am sure going to break things and sue the **** out of me can I just let the house foreclose to get out of the lease and can the tenant sue me if I let it foreclose?

I am in Texas

[Nathan Gesner]

@Wayne Brooks he's been posting his story like crazy. He found a tenant that really, really, really wants to rent the place so she can foster more kids. She may have lied on her application but I don't think that's important.

Tenant put money down in September and has already moved stuff in but is not living there. Water is leaking into the home and causing damages, possibly mold, so Aaron is working with contractors but they can't figure it out and stop the water. Tenant still insists she wants to rent the place and Aaron is afraid she will sue him if he terminates the contract.

I advised him to have the home deemed uninhabitable, tell the tenant to remove her stuff, and refund the deposit and any unused portion of rent. It sounds like he gave her notice and now wants to foreclose on the home and be done with it.