If you try to just ask them if they plan to leave in January, you might put them on the defensive and scare them out.

I've never had an evicted tenant have much of a defense aside from, "I was going to pay him" which won't fly in the court of law. 

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Because they will get defensive if they feel you are pressuring them.

Places with the most recession-proof jobs such as in education, government, defense, healthcare, etc. will be more resilient in the next downturn.

My business is traffic and misdemeanor defense.

I am currently working overseas in Bahrain as a civilian defense contractor and won't be back in the US until at least the end of the year, if not much later.

Tenant shall pay Landlord reasonable attorney fees Landlord may incur in the enforcement or defense of any term in this agreement.

Cash flow is defensive.  

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