Do you pay current rent when you get an eviction notice?
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Do you pay current rent when you get an eviction notice?
Asked on October 6, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Ohio
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You only have to pay for the time that you are there and that is due. For example, if you are one month behind on rent and you are in your second month of being behind, and then you were served with an eviction notice, you would only owe for the two months that you actually owed, not the next month. If you can get the rent current, you may be able to avoid the eviction all together. If you cannot get current, then you will be evicted, but the only part of the rent that you would owe is the two months that were in question. You do not have to pay for a time frame where you did not occupy the unit.
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