If the tenant left without authorization to terminate early, then the lease is still in effect, the Landlord should make every attempt to rerent, and the original lease would only terminate when a replacement lease is signed.

Could you confirm if there are cats please.I plan on responding tomorrow.Yes the lady above does have a cat too. ( she never told us about the cat when she signed the lease but we feel she is a good renter so we let it go ) I never thought to mention a cat when showing unit, only mentioned the two dogs because they bark and l wanted a tenant that is okay with that.Do l have any legal obligation to have let him know there was a cat prior to signing lease?

Interesting that the HAR listing comment says off-duty cop there frequently... not a great sign of what's going on, but at least it seems they're trying to address the issue.https://www.trulia.com/p/tx/houston/12627-ashford-...

His place probably has the most deferred maint, so by signing a long-term lease, I would be the one on the hook and not him. 

@Adam Sankowski The change in bonus depreciation applies to asset acquisition with contract signed on 9/28/2017 or later.

There are also laws that require both spouses to sign off on selling certain real estate, so title companies and lawyers want to know marital status.

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The yard is being used as a parking lot.I've lived in many places around the world and parking on the lawn is always a sign of a low-class property.You have a large population so the demand exists.

People will move when they need to move or want to move, regardless of whether they've signed a long-term lease.

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