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This will be one of the more interesting property management issues that I have run into yet. I will try to make this short. We have one tenant that has now lived in one of our houses for 5 months. She is our only section 8 tenant. We both interviewed her, and she seemed like she was going to be a
great tenant, ( the only reason we accepted section 8 ), we usually do not. We were right, she has been as good as they come. She keeps the place spotless, never any troubles from her, and to boot, she is kind of hot .
I guess that last week , she witnessed a crime in front of the house. Some young kids shot up some cars parked on the street ( not hers, or aimed at her in any way). She said that they looked directly at her, and she looked at them. She did not call the police. She has stated that she is now scared for life, cant sleep at night, and is scared for her children's welfare . I think she is worried that she can ID them , and they may retaliate. I can completely understand this. I spoke with her on the phone the other day , she was expressing her concerns about this issue, she told me that she loves the house, and likes as landlords, but is too scared , and is thinking about moving. I told her to keep the lines of communication open, and gives us ample notice before she is going to leave, and I would confer with my partner, and we would discuss letting her out of her lease early.
Fast forward to today , she informs me that she is moving out this Friday, and wants to know If I will sign a release form for her so she can move her section 8 voucher over to another place .
I was blown away, 3 days is definately not ample notice, and I am not ready to make a shotgun decision.
I do not so much want to know what you would do , but what would a Property management company do. I broke a lease once, and was required to pay the balance of the lease.
My partner are good guys, and as much as I want to help her out, and dont want any bad ju ju, this is a buisness, and her leaving is no fault of ours .
We may put her in another place of ours that is almost finished, in a better area, and a nicer house, but if she leaves us high and dry I am wondering if we should hold her to her lease.