Most brokerages will have legal counsel on retainer for assisting in these matters.

Here is that form:RETURN OF POSSESSION & REFUNDS[Your name, address and phone number goes here]Tenant: ____________________________________________________________Rental Unit Address: _________________________________________________The tenant returned possession of the premises (as stated above) to the landlord on the date of ____________________ and attests that they have returned ALL sets of keys to the landlord.The tenant attests they have removed from the property all personal belongings.If anything was left by the tenant and later found, it shall be stored and/or disposed of by the landlord as per law.Security Deposit:As per agreement and as required by law [cite the law for your jurisdiction here] [ours states: within fourteen (14) days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the premises or the landlord’s learning that the property has been abandoned, the landlord shall mail to the tenant’s last known address a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit together with the payment of the refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement.]The tenant paid a security deposit of ___________, which will be considered for this purpose.New address provided by tenant: _________________________________________________________________________________Telephone provided by tenant: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________Landlord Signature, DateTenant Signature, Date

A good idea is to have ceiling fans in each bedroom also, it cuts down on hvac expenses, and even if you're not paying utilities it helps to retain students when they have low utility expenses in your home. 

As a point of information for everyone, if you engage an attorney and then you submit a claim to the title insurance company and it is a covered matter, the cost of retaining the attorney is not generally covered under the title policy so don't be surprised when your request to be reimbursed for the attorney's fees is denied.

This is why God invented lawyers and you should all have one on retainer if you are going to run a business in America.You need to have professionals to call for legal help and advice to keep you out of legal troubles and prevent losing lawsuits that could destroy your financial future.Every state's law is different and giving advice based on your own state just isn't helpful and potentially disastrous to another investor who accidentally takes it because it sounds good to them.Lawyers are plentiful and compete for business and don't have to be expensive just to do simple evictions and answering questions.Look around,interview a few,and make the investment in your business,good luck.

Your pit will continue to get deeper until the breaking point and you will end up losing everything if you do not unload the properties now while they still retain some value.

They would have to then pay this attorney a retainer that would be probably at least a couple thousand dollars.  

. - They are only 'out' the correction of substandard repairs to a property they retained. 

Will likely retain counsel for this matter. 

It crumbles into his backyard and then you guys go to court to see if the judge says you guys need to split the cost or whatever, and someone ends up paying for a bobcat and a retaining wall.But, it's not at that stage right now.