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Updated over 4 years ago, 06/12/2020

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Julie Marquez
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Military Tenant Going on Deployment

Julie Marquez
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  • Investor
  • Skagit County, WA
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So I understand that a tenant has the right to break a lease with military orders, but our rental agreements are M2M with this move-in fee caveat.

For example: 

Rent $1650. 

Refundable deposit $825. 

Non Refundable Move In Fee $825 - added to refundable deposit if tenants has stayed for 12 months and is in good standing.

This is a great way to have the flexibility of M2M and include the incentive to have people stay at least one year, or know up front the fee for getting a unique short term rental. Before moving in, the military guy knows he is going on deployment in 6 months. He doesn't care about a lease because he knows he has the military right to break a lease. But for my terms can I still keep his move-in fee, or does the military card trump my move-in fee policy?

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