College Student Housing - what if a student moves out and stops paying?

[Lynne Gregorio]

Hi all, I have been a LTR landlord for a long time, but I am new to renting to college students.  I got the place so my daughter would have a place to live for her last 2 years of college.  She had one of her "friends" move in (She and her parents signed the year's lease - Aug-July).  In December, the girl reached out saying that she wanted to do a sublease.  My lease says that all existing students must approve any subleasee moving in, since they will be the roommates and we don't want young girls living with 40 year old men and we require LGBTQ friendly.  So, the girl, T, goes ahead and moves out before she finds anyone, and signs a new lease in addition to ours.  She paid for January, but now hasn't paid for Feb.  We have been looking (in fact, I have spent many hours trying to help her; we had one ready to go and she changed her mind at the last minute), her last text to me said she "can't pay 2 rents."  I was guessing that her parents (who I try to keep out of it and let the 'kids' adult) were probably not told everything from their daughter.  The parents did co-sign.  I messaged the Dad today (he doesn't speak much English, so communication is harder) and his message suggested that the daughter had told him, it was done and she didn't have to pay anymore.  Ugh!  So, if I can't resolve this in a friendly manner and have to take them to court, do I continue to wait until the lease period ends (and continue to try and find a replacement during that time) - or do I evict her and then if I can't re-rent it out (which is hard since it is mid-semester), then go back to court asking for the funds to cover the lost time?  I am really hoping not to go there and will do everything I can to try and work this out, but the girl decided to sign 2 leases for the same time period, and I am left holding the bag. :(