I walk through the unit, change the lock and then surrender the cash once they turn over the keys. 

They would have went to court over the 10k EMD but agreed to surrender 6500 of it.

His California-based Redfin agent told him that it's normal to allow a potential buyer 10 to 15 days to back out of a contract without surrendering their earnest money.

For those with less, you may want to consider a 1 or 2 month penalty fee and have them agree to surrender their security deposit. 

If it appears you have already moved some place else, I will secure the property immediately so you cannot gain entry, but you can contact me within that 10 days and make an appointment to remove personal property and surrender your keys." 

The Park informed me that once the court has an eviction order, the DMV will send me a note to pay his lot rent balance or surrender the MH.

we had a similar problem with one of the wife's being rolled into an IRA BUT it was a 'surrendered' non-qualified account, NOT a roll over.

I didn't even expect her to pay me, I would have been satisfied if she just surrendered the apartment.

Jay Wright Won't many of the companies that hold IRA funds charge you surrender fees on the money you take out?

Once they give the keys to you they have legally surrendered the possession of the building or apt to you.