End of Tenancy and Breaking The Lease in Fairfax County

At the end of the lease in Fairfax County, either party can opt to end the tenancy. The rental owner could choose not to renew the lease or the tenant could choose to not to renew the lease. If the landlord wishes to end the lease, or conclude our management services, please send us written notice as described in your property management agreement.

If we don't receive such notice, we will strive to make choices that will keep your rental producing the highest possible net income. This means that we will usually create a new lease for a tenant 6 to 8 weeks before the end of the lease term in order to renew the lease.

At that point we give the renter two options:

1. Month-to-month --- This will include a large rent increase.
2. Renew the lease --- This will lock the rental investment up for another year with a small rent increase.

When renters break the lease

Sometimes things happen that require a tenant to end the lease before the lease term is over. When this occures, Nesbitt Realty tries to minimize the impact of this event on the landlord. If a tenant leaves with little or no notice, this will surely cause the renter to surrender the deposit but this is never a windfall for the property owner. That money is consumed by paying for vacancy and the cost of acquiring a new tenant .

Readying the rental property

We will have the carpet professional cleaned upon renter move-out and the actual cost of carpeting will be deducted from the renter 's security deposit, per your lease.
We recommend that the landlord replace the carpet every 5 to 7 years. We recommend that the rental investor paint every 5 to 7 years.

Utilities

During vacancies we will either put the utilities in our name or in the landlord's name.