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Podcast: BiggerPockets Daily
Episode: What If A Tenant Doesn't Move Out In Time? by Scott Gibson
Description: It’s a nightmare scenario for any landlord. The lease expires, and your tenant doesn’t move out on time. You are then faced with the complicated decision of legally removing the tenant. After all, you cannot change the locks, cut off utilities, harass them, or do a self-help eviction. While the tenant won’t leave the rental unit, you are probably not getting monthly rent payments. Unfortunately, the situation when a tenant stays on after the lease expires — called a holdover tenant — is all too common. What is worse — tenants’ rights mean you are limited in what you can do...