I agree that I would like to cover my *** legally... however, I don't want to get involved in a battle with the tenants over this either.Do others here think that, if I get fined by the county for the 6th tenant, and he is kicked out early, that I could charge the fine against the existing tenants' security deposit?

Sure enough I found a Google account on 4 websites, 2 crypto platforms in 2018, no wonder I was being stalked because I was battling a settlement due to a head injury and I assumed I was being tracked.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what we should negotiate for that would allow us to collect what's owed immediately, but also put us in the best conceivable position to get the rest of our money back without another extremely long, costly court battle. 

@Brandon Battle To clarify one point if I read this right she did not profit subletted for (A lot less than she was paying) per the original poster.

That said you state or county  may have laws that cover that situation and some battles aren't worth fighting even when you are right.

This is a constant battle I let my wife handle.

Don't sweat the minutia and pick your winning battles; I don't see the beginning of a lease as a strategic time to get into an argument over something so small, especially when it's an easy win for you down the road should it re-present itself.

"I'm not prepared to do that"... when a tenant asks for something that I'm not inclined to do.Consider how many people die in retirement homes, nursing homes, hospice centers, hospitals, battle fields, and city streets, let alone in private homes.

If you are at this point, you’ll want to call a lawyer and be prepared for a long legal battle. though they are making the payments continuing to be late will get worse.

Create good looks before anything else you do because that’s where the fix-up battle is won or lost.Folks are always fascinated by my “foo-foo” beautification techniques.