Beheadings do not occur in any of these countries; in fact capital punishment has been abolished in all four.  

As landlords we need to work together to reinforce good tenant behavior and punish bad behavior.  

Beware, not only will the tenant stiff you on the difference  (actually doing you a favor) but if you accept any additional funds fund the tenant outside of what is obligate per program requirements, you would have comitted a misdemeanor crime, punishable by 6 months in jail and a minimum of a $1,000 fine. 

I don't feel I'm "punishing" tenants by raising the rent.

First it is to cover your additional costs second it is a punishment. 

At that point, she can still charge the tenant rent until she finds a new tenant, but now she has an obligation to find a new tenant as soon as possible, using reasonable means.The tenant knew the landlord was an out of state landlord, so would not magically know when she moved out.My point to your post was that telling the landlord that she should not sue and should chalk up the experience and expense to an education/punishment was bad advice. 

Some other suggestions here seem to be looking for ways to punish.

Alternatively, a person can go down the magistrate and have a sworn complaint done to bypass the police.What he did was illegal according to the California Penal Code, and there are options available for someone to pursue this should they wish to punish the individual.Now that does not mean it is a good idea to pursue this.

I don't really want to punish the 3 if one turns out to be a deadbeat.

If it's bad though it typically means a lot (of bad things).Those with no credit history on the other hand shouldn't be punished in my opinion.