My Georgia Tenant's Unauthorized Roomate Won't Leave!
As a landlord, I have a written lease with one tenant in Henry County, Georgia. The lease includes verbiage which prohibits anyone other than the signed tenant from occupying the property. My tenant then brought in an unknown roommate who contributed to the rent payment. The original tenant then moved out because her roommate was hostile. The tenant requested that I terminate the lease in 15 days. I agreed to termination with forfeiture of the tenant's security deposit. Tenant does not anticipate the roommate will leave on the early termination date. Since the roommate is not my tenant and I prohibited subletting, what is the best course of action to remove this occupant? Am I allowed to simply change the locks and place personal property under tarp in the yard? Thanks in advance!