And to compound the crowdedness, both of their mothers were planning to alternate long-term visits to understandably help out while she undergoes treatment.

You are paying for that privilege but you will not be using it.

it's really just better to let them go.Can you ask them for a little higher rent for the "privilege" until they decide they want to sign another lease? 

I just can't imagine what they were there for (no, not a dart board) Just went over the walls with a tape knife and joint compound.

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@Katie Ritter, I am with Account Closed that generally speaking, inherited tenants are more of a PITA than placing your own, and compound that with a friend of the prior owner. 

Kind of like one compounding thing after another by the city.

Compound that most of the buildings have had a ton of deferred maintenance over the years and they are a lot more expensive to run maintenance wise than most people think.

@Phillip Rosin Sink - if stainless steel, use a buffer and polishing compound.

But people are …. unaware of how the game works, how easy it is, how much expense ratios cost and especially how much a seemingly small 1 or 2 % management fee compounds to really be, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars over a few decades.