Tenants Split up & Mid month Move out?

[Rusty Thompson]

I was notified by my tenants on the 14th of Dec. that they would not be renewing their lease (Jan. 1st). The reason they gave is that they had split up & that they are going there separate ways. They paid deposit/Last. They paid in full for Dec.

The letter was from one of the tenants. She requested that I return the full deposit to here since she paid it. She did not ask for any portion of the Last months rent back.

From my interpretation of the laws, I must return the deposit to both tenants. I figure I can split it between both of them, or split it & send each a check.

As far as the Mid-month move out, It appears that it is not necessary to refund any of the Last months rent, unless I rent it out before Feb. 1st.

In your experience am I correct in this?

[Kyle Meyers]

Read your lease, that should give answers to your questions. With my lease and state laws, I would keep rent through Jan 14. I would return any remaining deposit by check made out to both tenants together, let them sort out how to split it up, if you try to get involved in their disputes it will only lead to more problems. You will need to check your lease and state laws to know what you should do in your situation.