I began an eviction against a non-paying tenant, but he has now offered to pay me what is due. Is there a problem in accepting his offer?
You should research your state’s landlord-tenant statute regarding eviction to determine what you can do and cannot do regarding accepting rent payments after the eviction process has been started.
As a general rule, if you accept a tenant’s full or partial rent payment during the notice period, the pay or quit notice will be cancelled and you have waived your rights to proceed in evicting the tenant for non-payment of rent. The eviction action will be dismissed by the court. If there is a future rent default, you will need to start the process over by serving the tenant a new pay or quit notice.
If you do not accept a tenant’s rent payment, either in full payment or partial payment during the notice period, the eviction process continues according to legal requirements.