tenant passed away this weekend in my rental.

[LuAnn Vigen]

I have a tenant, who passed away a few days ago. Her rent was late, so I had her brother check on her. She was a single lady. What is the best/kindest way to reclaim the rental. The rent for this month is understandably late. Can I use the security deposit to cover this month?

Do I need to go through the eviction process or just hope the relatives move her belonging out before the end of the month? Whats a respectable amount of time I should give the relatives before I address these issues.

If this has happened to anyone else, I would appreciate the feed back