Writing a tenant a Reference

short and sweet is sufficient but you arent obligated to give one. Confirm they were a tenant and paid rent (if she did) No need to go into detail unless you want to. Include phone number if you want to. My last reference was 6 lines at most.

Write her a glowing reference.

Once she's gone she's not your problem any more.

A reference is more about what it doesn't say than what it does, keep it bare bones and brief.

'Mary always paid her rent on time, was a tenant from x to x '.

We know now she was never a tenant. She is a licensee

You can change that, that's my point. You could kick her out tonight if you wanted. She needs to know that.

Your not obligated to give a written Reference OP but I commend you for wishing to be helpful. Its likely the Tenant would find accommodation more easily with a written reference but I'd leave it short and sweet.

To whom it may concern. I am happy to confirm ******* was a Tenant of mine from *******. Should you require confirmation of same or further information regarding ******* Tenancy, Please Contact me on ******.

Leave it at that, nothing more, nothing less. You can decide to expand, or not if a potential landlord contacts you. 😏

Always best were possible to make a clean amicable break so to speak 😉