Then you can retake possession and start to get it ready for the next tenet.

Nonetheless, since you already possess quotations from various subcontractors, the decision remains yours.

She did fully inspect the property prior to taking possession.

Adverse possession could be a big problem.  

There are two dimensions revolving around year of inclusion for an individual taxpayer: actual receipt and constructive receipt.Actual receipt is when payment is in your possession. 

Someone should have signed off (the tenant) that the property was in acceptable condition when they took possession; our lease stipulates that by accepting the property upon move-in the tenant is accepting the condition and cleanliness of the property.

No landlord shall bring an action to recover possession of such unit, or avoid renting monthly in order to avoid the application of this chapter.

Your neighbor may have been trying to make the case that he was "maintaining" the trees in hope of getting some type of adverse possession. 

I'm curious about waiting 10 days under these circumstances if they turn over possession.

When the eviction is granted, he takes the writ of possession to the sheriff to file for removal.