Instead of trying to soften the blow, i told them that going rents in the area were significantly higher than what they were paying.

To soften the blow of the rent increases, take care of any maintenance, repair issues immediately and add a few cheap upgrades to the unit, extra shelving for the garage, add an exterior light or replace an outdated one inside.

He never plowed wildlife under, took pride in straight and true rows, and never let his fields lay fallow to blow away in the first windstorm.

The first vacancy, blown water heater, roof, or other normal event blows their "profit" for a long time to come.

But if you were to take the money and blow it all, then you'd have sacrificed for nothing.

You don't have any proof she intended to blow you up, and in fact, if the son was there, that doesn't seem likely.  

If you knew out of the gate real estate was mind blowing easy and boring, there wouldn't be any excitement at all.Now, to your issue.

Leave the closet door open and blow air from a fan on it until it completely dries from the cleaning.If it is from a defect in this house, why are you still living there? 

Having said that, the amount of stupidity that has come out of CA politicians is mind blowing and just when you think it can't get any dumber, they prove you wrong.I think they have to extend the eviction protections past May 31.

Wait until this virus blows over, assess the market, raise the rent but only to the point where when they look for other comparable rentals, they will see that they're better off staying put.I do understand your thinking as far as asking the tenant.