The lease had a TBD for the address to send the remainder of the security deposit to My lease agreement states that if the lease is terminated before the natural expiration (such as by an eviction) that a re rent levy would be charged.

Might be time to "Blacklist" that area and let "Nature take it course" as it has done in the past in other areas.This seems like it will devolve the area for investment attractiveness, which will probably drive the property values down to what the local's who live in the properties can afford for themselves to live in, leaving a certain amount of homes and areas as a wasteland of non-kept-up run-down dumpy homes filled with violent residents (further increasing it's spiral downward into a slum).Nothing special about that area. 

By nature of that relative being a veteran and not on active duty anymore, his relative won't be getting "orders" to leave within that year,....therefore....the relative needs to be in the property for at least one year. 

Radon levels fluctuate naturally and high ratings can be caused by severe weather.

Courtney,A lot of these issues you're asking are legal in nature so I think it is worth talking to a real estate attorney licensed in your state.

@Russell Brazil the key to that whole state is REAL investors... not the endless amount of tire kickers you undoubtedly encounter.So the natural question to me is, how to sort through all the tire kickers?

Naturally there are a few additional rules about how these accounts work.

Personally, I prefer to let attrition naturally do it's job and reno the units one at a time rather than forcing out paying tenants.

The more you practice, the faster you'll get a hang of it and it'll become your second nature. 

I am currently looking at a property that does not have natural gas offered so everything would have to be electric.