As far as the tenants abandoning the property the law states if the tenant abandons (the rental unit was vacated without notice, there is no reason to believe the tenant will return, the rent is 15 days or more overdue, and most or all of the tenant's possessions are gone.) the rental unit, the landlord must take steps to recover and re-rent the unit. The first thing you need to do is send a certified letter (return receipt requested) to the tenant's last known address (the place they are renting from you) 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 you within 7 days, you can attempt to re-rent the unit. The former tenant will not be held responsible for rent for any time after re-rental.  If any personal possessions of value are left in the rental unit, you can store them in a safe place for a "reasonable" amount of time to be returned to the (former) tenant. And that’s basically it.  As you can see from the pictures they left allot of belongings which I donated to a local salvation army.  Hope this helps and let me know if there is anything more I can help you with.

Andrew Urban