Unless you have been down the leasing road and have some experience evaluating lease comps and know some of the leasing variables that could impact the property's financials then I recommend you consider hiring an experienced agent to represent your property.In all likelihood you're going to pay at least a brokerage commission to a cooperating agent who brings in a tenant.

It is cheaper and most importantly because we are in a rapidly changing neighborhood we don't have to worry about any stealing the cooper, like they did before we bought it.

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We feel like our tenants really screwed us- they had been SO nice and cooperative to our face this whole time and never mentioned a thing about this arrangement.

The due on sale clause simply gives the lender the RIGHT to call the loan due upon transfer of title.The exceptions to calling the loan due in the Garn St Germain Act are below....See http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/12/1701j-3(d)Exemption of specified transfers or dispositions With respect to a real property loan secured by a lien on residential real property containing less than five dwelling units, including a lien on the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a cooperative housing corporation, or on a residential manufactured home, a lender may not exercise its option pursuant to a due-on-sale clause upon—(1) the creation of a lien or other encumbrance subordinate to the lender’s security instrument which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property;(2) the creation of a purchase money security interest for household appliances;(3) a transfer by devise, descent, or operation of law on the death of a joint tenant or tenant by the entirety;(4) the granting of a leasehold interest of three years or less not containing an option to purchase;(5) a transfer to a relative resulting from the death of a borrower;(6) a transfer where the spouse or children of the borrower become an owner of the property;(7) a transfer resulting from a decree of a dissolution of marriage, legal separation agreement, or from an incidental property settlement agreement, by which the spouse of the borrower becomes an owner of the property;(8) a transfer into an inter vivos trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary and which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; or(9) any other transfer or disposition described in regulations prescribed by the FederalHome Loan Bank Board.

HarrisSummary of QualificationsExcellent customer service skills; prompt, honest, transparent, and crediblePerforms effectively despite sudden deadlines and changing prioritiesMeticulous worker; attentive to quality and detailWorks cooperatively with a wide range of personalitiesDemonstrates ability to adapt to new equipment & technologyEducationUniversity of Baltimore May 2014B.A.

They have to fully cooperate, and remove any wet stuff they had also.. not sure if you have a second story in the place but if so that space is available.As far as mechanicals.. water heater, cooling system, electrical, heat.. if that also was damaged this is going to be a much more involved situation to let them live in.Check your state landlord tenant laws download and see what is mentioned about this.This was a force of nature not something either party could control it's not business as usual for either of you so letting them out of lease would be easiest thing to do but with housing in the area they are at your mercy.Not something anyone watching on the news can really wrap their head around, the damage was so wide spread it's going to be a horrible thing to deal with.  

And, don't give them any sort of consolation, just don't allow it.You'll respect yourself and that's the first step to earning the respect, trust, and cooperation of others.

I had all my notes with them as Client Managed, and they were not cooperative in working with any of my self appointed attorneys. 

What can I do if he is not cooperative or wants a large amount to buy him out?