Tenant Wants To Stay An Extra Month
One of my tenants gave me 30 day notice. They have purchased a house, and wanted to move out June 30. I have already made arrangements to turn the property, and have a possible new tenant lined up. Today, the tenants called and asked to stay until July 30. They cannot get into the house they bought until that time. I would like to make things easy for them, but it would be inconvenient for me, possibly lose the prospective new tenant, and I am always wary of missing the "summer window" for apartment rental. Columbus, Ohio is a college town, and once school is back in session, it becomes much more difficult to find tenants. My first inclination is to tell my tenants that I cannot accomodate their request and they must be out June 30th. I would be interested in other feedback you all can provide.
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what choice do you have,but to wait
to evict would take 3 weeks
I realize eviction would take the extra time, but my relationship with my tenants is good, and if I tell them we need to stick with the move out date they established, I am confident they will.
It's unfortunate that they're in this situation, but certainly not your fault. Your desire to want to help them is admirable, but it shouldn't be done at your expense. I would say sorry, but you've got to go. If you do decide to let them stay, they should pay for this additional month as though it was a separaqte short term rental. Short term rentals tend to be charged at a premium. Double seems fair. The added rent will make it a little less painful if you end up needing more time to find your next tenant. It will be fair for them as well because if they end up living in a hotel or even a motel for the next month you can be sure that they'll pay more than double rent to you.
Good luck.