Tenant near eviction dies, daughter not on lease lives on

[James Fowler]

Tenant was working respectfully towards repaying $4800 rent bill. She even let us do a inspection, and was clean and took care of her place with pride. However we did find out there was an adult daughter living with her not on the lease.

The plan going forward: was scheduled to soon come in to pay in full, or work agree to a repayment plan.

First week of this month daughter calls sharing she has no money to pay, and Mom had passed in a car wreck.

Lawyer instructs to provide a 5 day pay or quit, to record the outstanding rent. We first want to respect the daughter an offer lease in her name to help with all the transition she's in, while notifying her of the eviction process on her mother.

She's now demanding all documentation of her mother's file to dispute the rent charges due, and to provide to her lawyer.

Any advice to this? My inclination is we shouldn't share any documentation further, now that it's clear it's going this direction.

Thanks,

[Mike Cumbie]

This: "Lawyer instructs to provide a 5 day pay or quit, to record the outstanding rent".

Not This: "We first want to respect the daughter an offer lease in her name to help with all the transition she's in, while notifying her of the eviction process on her mother"

You are paying a lawyer for advice and they gave it to you. You are trying to "first offer her a lease". If you want to lose the $4800 and now have a new tenant in place who may or may not pay (who was never checked out), then do that.

If you want a chance of recovering your apartment as well as possibly some of the money owed, listen to your lawyer and file the notice.

Just my 2 cents. Good luck on whatever you decide to do.