Tenants Vacated Before Term Ended

[Juan Ayala]

BP Fam,

I have some tenants who lets just say i am glad the lease has finally come to an end. Well not quite yet, they gave me an appropriate timed 60 day notice that they were not going to renew the lease. But 30 days before the lease ended, they decided to take it upon themselves and vacate the property. I had a neighbor complain on Christmas Eve that they heard water running so i sent someone into to the property immediately since these tenants would not respond to my urgent message. That is when we found out that they had moved out. They left some items in the property and we had to change the lock. They finally responded to my message and told me they planned on coming back to finish cleaning but at the same time they left because they were sick and tired of the rat issue. They've previously complained about it twice and i sent someone in immediately to take action and close up and clean up the areas we believed they were entering through. I have proof and am not concerned if they try to hold that against me because i took action immediately after notification. They told me they could not handle the rats anymore and decided to leave. Funny thing is we have tenants downstairs from them and they said its not that bad. I've had multiple other issues with these tenants but this was the final straw. Now its a few days before new years and i am stuck with an empty property during the holidays working to refill it. What should i do as far as the issue with the previous tenants who just left? This property is in Los Angeles, CA and not in a rent controlled area.  What love to hear what you guys think? Happy new years BP FAM!