Tenant is in poor health...

[Chris Hughes]

I have a tenant in a rental property  in Florida.  They are about 6 months into their 1 year lease.  I found out a couple days ago that they suffered a heart attack and are in the hospital.  They are elderly and in poor health generally.  

What happens if they pass away while renting my home?  What happens to any damages that they’ve done to the property while renting it?  My family is dependent on the income from this home to pay our bills.  Will I be able to let their family in to remove their belongings and get the house re-rented quickly?  Anything more than a 2 month lapse in rent would hurt us financially.  

Thank you for your replies...

[Mary M.]

on your lease, or the application they filled out it should have a place for emergency contact.  use that and call them and just check in and ask how they are doing, anything you can do to help, etc. i am sure they are as worried as you.