Tenants Say They Are Moving Out

[Mike Hoefling]

I have a 1 bedroom apartment in Worcester, Massachusetts and they tenants say they are moving out by the end of September. They actually have me notice around August 18th through a text message. They let me show the apartment with them still there which is great and I have a new tenant who will move in the beginning of October. The problem is I have made calls/texts to them and they have not been responding so I am concerned they may not move out. Any thoughts?

[Marcia Maynard]

Go to the property and knock on the door. They may have already moved. If not, check in with them about their progress. You can post a "Notice to Enter". When a tenant has a move-out date, we do a walk-through inspection about two weeks prior to make sure everything is still on schedule. Check if the utilities have been changed over or are scheduled to be changed over on a specific date. Also, we now bring a large trash can and 3 mil think bags for it, boxes and newspaper to assist our tenants with the move out. We even dispose of the trash for them as they fill each bag.