Tenant wants to sublet — how would you handle?

[Jessica Todd]

Hi all!

One of my tenant’s messaged me today saying she put an offer in to purchase a house and wants to discuss subletting her apartment starting in December. Her lease is not up until April. Curious how you handle these situations? I want to work with her (even though not permitted per our lease agreement) but want to ensure there are no downsides for us (eg earlier than expected turnover costs, loss of revenue, tenant I haven’t vetted, etc). Thanks in advance for your wisdom!

[Amy Aziz]

Hi Jessica! We did not allow people to sublet in our community but we would give the person an option to find a new renter and we would take their application and run their credit as if we found the lead. That way we have everything documented properly and verified the new tenants.