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Jeff J.
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moving a tenant out so another can move in: getting nervous!

Jeff J.
  • Investor
  • Saint Paul, MN
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I have a tenant that is moving out March 31st and another tenant is moving in at noon on April 1st.

The old tenant does not have her act together and I worry she won't be out in time.  She has not scheduled a moving truck and does not appear to be making much of an effort to pack  (she is being evicted but she does have a new place where she can move in on the 31st).

What are my options?  Should I just bite the bullet and schedule a moving company/truck to move her?

I'm getting a little nervous!

Thanks

Jeff

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Randy E.
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Randy E.
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@Jeff J. in the future, don't promise a new tenant a unit will be available a day after an evicted tenant is scheduled to move.  As a landlord, it's your responsibility to ensure the unit is ready as promised.  You probably should have either waited until the evicted tenant was actually out of the unit before you rented it again, or at least set the move-in date for the new tenant two weeks out. 

BTW, how do you know the unit will be in move-in condition a day after the evicted tenant moves out?  If she's delaying her pack and move until the last possible moment (or longer,) it's likely you'll be left with more than a little clean up and prep work on the unit.

Do you have a legal eviction notice with a date set up for a deputy to come ensure the evicted tenant move out?  Or is this a soft eviction where you have told her she has to move out by the end of the month, but you haven't actually taken legal (meaning court) action yet?  If you haven't gone through the courts, it may be weeks before the tenant actually moves out.

Good luck!

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