First, I would never co-sign a loan, especially with family.

That will determine the next step.

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.

Appreciate it if anyone could help with this question -If you were selling land with a set closing date determined and the contract had this clause:"Subject to simultaneous purchase of lot 1B at [address]."

As far as determining if an area is "safe", for me it is less about statistics and more about spending time on the ground and getting a sense for it.