I've just remembered what else my husband said to me regarding J and whether or not she will leave.
It is his opinion that she will want to avoid being pursued by the owner/landlady of the flat beneath ours for the damaged ceiling caused by J's (firstly) leaking washing machine then (secondly) by her deliberate sabotage. Also we ourselves could reasonably pursue her for the damage she has caused in the flat, especially with regards to the sabotage.
She knows she will be held liable so my husband thinks that J will want to avoid any of us knowing where she is going. This way neither the landlady of the flat beneath or us could pursue her for financial compensation. Her deposit will not be returned to her in view of the damage she has caused but it won't be sufficient to compensate us totally for the things she has done.
She will know this and will no doubt not expect her deposit to be returned to her. So therefore my husband thinks she will prefer to go leaving no forwarding address (especially as it seems likely that she will have debts she will want to leave behind). She won't return our keys this way but she will assume, rightly, that we will change the locks anyway.
Oh, how I hope he is right. And there can't be many wives saying that about their spouses!
I don't know why for the life of me we have to deal with this, why is it the pond scum we call tenants get the attention of the law, went to court today when my tenants haven't paid in 6 months, only to be told I have to allow them to live there rent free till Dec 31. They have no money for my rent due to the fact they are saving the deposit & downpayment of the next apartment. Where is the justice?