terminating lease due to tenant violations

[George Cocokios]

Hi all. My lease states that if the tenant breaks the lease early there is a one month rent penalty for doing so. My tenant has broken numerous HOA violations, done physical damage to neighbors property and threatened neighbors as well. I started the eviction process, but she left before she was served papers for a court eviction appearance. Does this constitute her breaking the lease early due to her behavior and non compliance of HOA rules? And if so, do I have a right to assess the one month early lease termination clause in the lease?

thanks in advance for your feedback on this.

George