Exactly as Nathan said, it's your obligation, @Luis Sanchez.Usually you compel the seller to transfer it after the fact by reminding them that they would also be responsible for the mishandling of someone else's money if they don't transfer it, since this is all governed by trust money law (because deposits are other people's money left in our care . . . i.e. trust money)

thank you all, i don't have anything specific in the lease about pest control which is a good reminder and note for the next time writing a lease. 

As a reminder, the Millers a) made the original error, b) admitted to it by settling the lawsuit and c) admitted that race was involved by agreeing to watch the documentary.Some in this thread have chosen to criticize me more than the Millers.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.As a reminder, bonus depreciation will start to phase out in 2023.

Remind her she toured the home before she rented it and nothing has changed since she viewed it.

She is very level headed and helps remind me that buying today or in a year isn't going to make or break us.

Treat it like a business and kindly remind them of the lease terms and what they're expected to pay for the damage.Not billing them, crossing your fingers that the next 4 months go well and deducting the damage from their security deposit actually poses more risk.

It certainly DOES minimize them however, and when I remind them that we discussed a certain point prior to move in, they reluctantly admit it and correct the issue, 99.9% of the time.  

This thread reminds me of my anxiety and qualms with the 1 % rule and how no property in my area will ever meet its criteria. 

He just sent me the details including all the emails from you, the amount of work his team put in to helping you and reminded me that this is the reason we DO NOT manage for outside investors.