If I collect partial rent and the Tenant does not pay the remaining balance by the agreed due date, can I start an eviction?
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If I collect partial rent and the Tenant does not pay the remaining balance by the agreed due date, can I start an eviction?
If so, do I start the process from the agreed due date?
Asked on August 21, 2017 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes, if the tenant fails to pay rent, even partial rent, you can bring an eviction action; and when you agreed to a certain date for payment, the failure to pay, and hence grounds to evict, being when the tenant misses that agreed-upon date.
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