I'm very careful to consider each response on its own when I read these boards, I know some people go a while without posting, so they may have not seen follow up questions or criticisms of their ideas.If you don't answer, don't assume people will see that as 'defeat' or 'surrender' - I most often see a non-response by a respected contributor as 'that criticism was not worthy of response'.

Owner surrendered some closing costs as well so I was able to use those savings directly into the house.  

If they didn't want to pay it, they could surrender the property to this company.

The carpet was still stained and she refused to surrender the key saying that she will leave it in the drawer of the apartment when she has a chance to clean the carpet. 

Around 2005, I surrendered my license, (very daft!)

In the world of Buy and Hold a license is almost always a boon.If you end up in another money making section of the RE world where it is a problem, you can always surrender it.  

If over $300, it must be auctioned off, expenses deducted, and any remainder surrendered to the county.More applicable sections of the Ca.

It can be done, she can surrender the property but she needs to do it through or with the BK plan and trustee and her attorney involved.  

You can use this opportunity to document existing damages, which may or may not be useful.The other issue to sort out, besides security deposit and leases, is the key surrender. 

It may just require a custom contract for that property with clauses that state they have 1% equitable interest with a revocation/surrender clause for death, rental payments, etc.