What happens to the personal property when the tenant dies while renting?
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What happens to the personal property when the tenant dies while renting?
Asked on January 4, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Texas
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are the landlord of a unit and your tenant passes away during the term of the rental, his or her personal effects are to be picked up by family members and/or the estate's representatives. Be sure that you document the articles being picked up and get a written receipt, dated and signed by the person who is collecting the deceased's personal effects.
Technically, the estate is obligated for the balance of the lease's term, but the landlord to required to try and rent out the unit to some other person to mitigate his or her damages.
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