If the tenant abandons (see definition on page 1) the rental unit, the landlord must take certain
steps to recover and re-rent the unit. The first thing the landlord must do is send a certified letter (return
receipt requested) to the tenant's last known address stating a reply must be received in 7 days or the unit
will be re-rented. If the notice is returned undelivered or the tenant fails to contact the landlord within 7
days, the landlord can attempt to re-rent the unit for a reasonable rental amount. The former tenant will
not be held responsible for rent for any time after re-rental. If the landlord fails to make an honest
attempt to re-rent, or accepts the abandonment, the rental agreement ends as of the time the landlord has
notice of the abandonment.
If any personal possessions of value are left in the rental unit, the landlord should carefully store
them in a safe place for a "reasonable" amount of time to be returned to the (former) tenant without
restrictions if the tenant requests them back. A "good faith" effort should be made to contact the former
tenant and copies of correspondence or records of contact attempts should be kept for future reference if
needed.
如果就这样把东西清掉了,我的担心是他们那破家具不值几个钱, 他们回来找麻烦,去法庭告我们索赔,或者把门砸开来搞破坏。怎么办。我不住附近。