Not to mention it would be dick move.If you're asking whether you need to do something legally to terminate the contract, in my opinion, you should at the least make sure you have a paper trail of some sort with the tenant that makes clear that both parties agree that the lease has been terminated. 

I'm guessing the answer is a giant no. 

The sooner the better for me"  OMG, giant red flag. 

Normally, courts just need proof of delivery.I wouldn't take it as some big giant problem that she hasn't signed the lease. 

I am sorry @Joe Splitrock but I think you are incorrect, however in this situation @Andrew Dicks did not know the condition prior Th his ownership, he's probably gona have to buy carpet at his cost, but if I have carpet in good condition on move in, and at move out its trashed, you bet I will charge full price and take my chances in court. 

Thomas S. okay, if he's going to be a dick about it...

I see more and more businesses going out of business, and some new ones, but it seems like the vacancies outweigh the new owners.I think here, to make a decent sale, you'd have to focus on properties that the prison employees would want, which would be SFH closer to the Fort Dick area.  

They're just giant. 

Which will lead you back to self-managing, too, unless you own a giant complex or portfolio.When I was managing a building with 25 rental units and I lived on-site, I was "only" paid by a "free" apartment. 

@Jane S. anyone wanting to pay a year in advance to me is a giant very red flag.