Tenant needs extra time after moving out

[Sam Leon]

I have a situation developing that I need advice on.

Single family home, lease is expiring, tenant is scheduled to move out end of this month.

I didn't even advertise online, just put a for rent sign in the yard last week and already have 5 people called me expressing interest to rent.

I called tenant and spoke to him to schedule a move out inspection, where he would also surrender his keys, I will need his new physical address, and I reminded him about turning off water, electric, cable TV etc...

He said no problem, BUT...the fireworks and his boat will need another week or two.

He has parked a sailboat on the property. He is a restaurant owner and have piled a ton of firewood in the backyard for his BBQ and pizza oven, both of those I OKed in the lease. But now he is saying it will be an extra week or two for those to be moved and cleaned out.

Now, I don't have a problem to be accommodating, but I am just thinking if on Jan 31, I did a move out inspection with him, then a week later when he moves his boat we knocks off a palm tree and a fence post, then what? Who is he going to send to unload the wood in the fenced backyard? What if their wheel barrow runs over my new sod?

Is this a potential issue? Or should I let his boat and firewood stay longer?

What if I get it rented in 2 days and it starts to interfere with the new tenant?

I can't delay my move out inspection either.

[Bryan H.]

As my famous mentor Yoda once said "do or do not, there is no try" Either he is moved out or he isn't, there is no halfway. If he wants to keep his stuff there, he can rent it for another month. If he doesn't want to pay, then maybe that will motivate him to get his stuff out.

It's not like he didn't know this day was coming. It's just another lame excuse a tenant gives to landlords. What happens when that stuff is there is 60 days because (insert lame excuse) What if your new tenant gets hurt on it? Or damages it? Or it ends up stolen?

Have a clean break. He is either totally out or he pays.