Tenant Gives 2 Day Notice Cites Cancer

[Colton W.]

I recently had a tenant that decided they want to break their lease and move to another city for treatment. It is kind of a coincidence because the deadline for renewing their lease was July 31st, 2017. The current lease ends on September 30th, 2017.  It is July 27th and they just told me today that they will not be renewing their lease and that they will moving out on July 31st. How do I move forward with this lease break? Do I stick to the rules and bill the tenant? Or should I suck it up and take the financial hit?