What do you do if your Commercial Tenant is Deported?
My parents own a commercial shopping plaza in Missouri (my dad thinks he is a lawyer because he has watched Law &amp; Order and doesn't want to pay a lawyer, I disagree but I am trying to help).  

One of their tenants "Joe" owns a bakery, he has 3 years remaining on his lease. Joe was pulled over, which then lead to him being deported by ICE this week.  My parents had no idea that Joe was in the US illegally.  

He told my parents that he was being deported, and that he was shutting down the business, but didn't make arrangements for payments of the lease or any other arrangements (this all happened really quickly).  He left all of the equipment, machines &amp; personal items in the store.  

The other factor in this is Joe's wife, who owns a small business in the same town, is still there.  

Question 1: What do they do with all of his things?
Question 2: Do they have to formally evict him? How do you serve papers to a person you have no idea where they are? 
Question 3:  He signed the lease as an individual (not an LLC or company), can my parents approach his wife about paying the lease?  

This is a whole new experience to them so advice, suggestions or guidance would be greatly appreciated!  TIA! 
[{"id": "dtl5beu", "text": "Talk to a lawyer. This sounds incredibly complicated. If he signed personally you can likely sue him for breach of contract but if he's not in the country I'm not sure how that would work. The best advice you'll find on here is to speak with an attorney who is familiar in real estate law.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dtl62kb", "text": "Attorney", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dtl7wkb", "text": "Step 1. Hire an attorney\n\nStep 2. Listen to attorney's answers\n\nStep 3. Don't take legal advice from reddit. Or Law &amp; Order.", "replies": [{"id": "dtlhyhi", "text": "[... DUN DUNNN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP3MuUTmXNk)", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dtlwfik", "text": "Seems pretty straight forward. A lawyer should be able to sort through it pretty quickly. The law varies by jurisdiction but I would guess an attorney would tell you that (1) you can probably treat the equipment as abandoned (2) no need to evict because abandoned and (3) can\u2019t go after the wife unless she signed the lease. \n\nYour local bar association probably has a lawyer referral service you can use to get a short consultation for a small fee. Bring all your documents and have your timelines organized so you can make the most of your time. ", "replies": [{"id": "dtn3sao", "text": "Thank you very much! ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]