WHoa! Five weeks?? Was that short turn-around time even in your lease agreement? I guess it is 30 days in most cases, but still, if I had good tenants, I would certainly try to give them more time to find a new place and move out.
Glad you found a great alternative--even better than what you had. Sometimes I think I should be given a deadline for dealing with our 31.5 years of accumulated crap. We are looking to move in 2.5-3 years when hubby retires. It might take all of that just to purge the garage. HA!