A tenant stopped paying in February 2020, I got eviction order and waited legal time frame for writ of possession. 3 days before that, maratorium on evictions happened..

Vacant possession should be standard language.

Equally, I have 14 days after the Tenant returns possession to do the walk through for the move-out. 

They take possession of their new home at the end of July but are closing on their current home on the 10th of June.  

I finally got possession back after months of legal issues with several of the worst tenants you could imagine and most units were destroyed beyond repair.

The Administrator can also act on the contract, so you might ask for possession prior to closing...just pushing your luck, but if you have a good buyer, might happen.Let the bank/lender know as well as the closing agent.

Handing over keys is generally considered the legal transfer of possession.

Until the estate in settled, they can't have possession of that money anyway; it has to stay with the estate.If they insist on some type of a small deposit, mine is always $100 or less, and I make that check payable to the closing attorney; never to them.

Just not sure you're aware of that if you're planning open houses already, as I think if there are any issues, it can delay your possession date.

Then there are no surprises after you take possession.