You can't count on believing that the family member will not produce a handwritten lease (real or not), or other paperwork & tactics, to throw a big old wrench in your initial/expected timeline.You CAN expect that if they see you as the big old rich/developer/bad guy enemy, they will do as much damage as they can, and drag their feet as long as possible.See if you can feel out what the relative actually wants/ needs, connect/come prepared with info on resources for local "housing help" options, etc (perhaps), and figure out what you can do to solve the problem (cash for keys with an incentive for quicker move out timeframe?

You can have Home Owners and Flood Insurance and the Big Bad Wolf will blow your house down and then, you need to pay a lawyer to try to collect damages from Insurance who may never pay you. 

I sent him pics of all the damage and told him where we needed it and he was ok with it.

And they replied:"Hi ,the total judgement not only includes physical damages that you had to pay initially to secure another tenant but also includes outstanding rent balance if any and late fees if any and any other charges that may have been charged against the previous tenant.

Never sweat one deal or show an owner your nerves.

Pushes the cost of damage protection insurance onto the hosts and guests.

None of the other planks are cupped or show signs of water damage. 

They pay the rent on time, every time, don't damage the house and don't cause any problems.

It's not common, it's inevitable.  14 years without a tenant purposely damaging a unit (knock on wood).

It's how those companies handle the damages that's different.