Tenant cannot find a new place

[Francis Dinh]

Hello All,

I have my tenant on 1 single property. She is supported by the Housing Department.  I wanted to sell my house, so my agent told me it is better if the house is empty. It is convenient for open-house, and the contract ended in last 01/2019, but the housing department agreed to extend month by month until the end of March. Now, the tenant told me she could not find another house in the area with the same price range and does not want to move out and want to sign a renewal contract to avoid losing her housing voucher. I know when I renew it, it will get stuck there for another 12 months and the potential buyers might hesitate to buy if they need a house to leave or don't want to deal with housing. Please advise me. I really appreciate. I am only afraid if I am so hard on her, she might damage my property even I have her deposit.

Thank you.