This is simply trying to force a bad deal.

I was not forced to raise the rent or make any other financial reactions.

I can get assignee to put it up when he signs assignment agreement but I just don't like them trying to force me into more risk than I negotiated.

2) Between the time when I rented out my home and when I actually got to move into my duplex, (2 months I had to wait because I had to give the old tenants time to move out) I was basically forced to live with my in-laws.

(see fine print below)*fine print* Guarentees are only avaliable through the first 12 days after that returns will be dictated by market forces and processing fees charged soley at the descrition of me.By god I just created the best marketing strategy ever I could be a bank or something now.

Forcing myself to stay the course and commit to the first purchase.

You might not be able to force them out now, but you can tell them you don't think the relationship is going to work and 'offer' to tear up the higher lease if they will move out.Getting them out now will save you a lot of headaches laterandy

Move on and keep this in-mind when it comes time to renew or force the issue?

Retired from the Air Force, and have begun my new career as a real estate agent....Who else out there is from SC?

Heat can easily force bed bugs into adjoining units and the proper way to remedy this is to treat the adjacent units weather they have bed bugs or not.