Tenant in Jail, now what

[Andrea Shields]

Hello BP,

I have been searching similar topics trying to find answers to this question. My tenant of 4 months, who was a bad placement by my realtor is in jail since the beginning of December. The girlfriend who is not on the lease informed me of this when I served the 3 day notice last month. She paid the December rent but is unable to pay the January rent and personally I see trouble brewing. The person on the lease is still in jail as of this posting. I am ok with the girlfriend moving as she is in the process of doing right now, however, due to their legal troubles I was trying to find a way to release them from the lease without breaking any laws. With no payment made for this month I could have done the 3 days eviction notice but did not. Is there a way to mutually cancel this agreement without taking it to eviction. I posted this unit for rent for February and have several people waiting to view property and I also have a month security deposit. Your input would really be appreciated