This should all be included in closing documents..Owner give you copy of lease, addendums,  the amount of security deposit plus interest is paid to you within the closing fee's.. any rent is prorated to day of closing and is factored in closing fee's.  

You tell them they must vacate and do no damage then you will not take legal action against them (I call this the easy option) and you will then either allow them to use their deposit against what they owe you and/or set up a "promissory note" payment plan - which is enforceable by law. 

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

But last month I let them put a portion of their security deposit towards it with the agreement they would pay extra the next few months to repay it. 

If she is long on cash from just selling her house, ask for a double deposit.

I recently had a(n inherited) tenant vacate a house, owing more in rent and damages than her deposit will cover.  

I'd wave the screening fee. if they meet everything except income criteria,, then ask for additional security deposit.. paid over 30 to 60 days.. 

My new tenant, who will move in Oct. 1st, has requested that her employer automatically deposit rent into our account weekly.  

The landlord specifically says:"I want to you to know that I needed to use some of your security deposit money to fix the floors.

When I tell him that I'm not renewing his lease, he may stop paying rent, especially for the last month as he'll just assume I'll take it out of his security deposit.