Tenant who's not paying rent wants to leave. They want to terminate early

[Rufaro Chirewa]

My tenant is late on rent, and I found out they may be a scam as they gave me a fake name. (just found out)

They reached out saying that they want to leave and we can prorate the deposit for the days they haven't paid rent, then we can return the remainder of the deposit. I would rather do this than go the long eviction route, if possible, as I also want them out.

I want to make sure that if I do this I am not breaking the law, and they can't come back to try and sue or mess with me. 

If this is possible how would we legally terminate the lease? I am okay with waiving the early termination fee, I just want them to go. 

[Greg Scott]

A change to the lease like this must be agreed by both parties (better in writing).  As long as you have that, nobody is breaking the law in this situation.  However, they can always sue you, even if you've done everything perfectly.

To me it feels like you are giving up a lot.  If you have a good lease, you should be negotiating from a position of strength.  The fact that they gave you fake information, should help your case if you go to evict.