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A partial payment now would stop the Court action of Eviction. In MN, we have an eviction hearing, possibly an Eviction Trial, then get a Writ of Recovery. I assume your State is the same. Once the eviction hearing/trial is complete, you can take money. You can also still remove the tenant from the premise. The rent will go towards the unpaid balance, and damages - including Court Costs. Once a Writ of Recovery is served, it still takes action by the LL to enforce it. So, you can delay enforcing it of you get enough money. In MN, we have 30 days from the issuance of the writ to enforce it, or it becomes a new eviction action. A Writ of Recovery only tells the tenant to vacate in 24 hours. Whether they do or not is the question. Whether the LL calls the sheriff to enforce the Writ or not is question #2. In a typical situation, the Tenant moves after an eviction, even without a Writ. If not, you have to serve the Writ. After getting the Writ, the Tenant 'should' move, but if they do not, you must schedule a time for the Sherriff to physically remove them from the premise. Once they are physically removed, you can change the locks. Removing or storing the 'stuff', is another issue. Once again, in MN, we have to store the stuff for 28 days (from 60). Or we can move it, with a license and bonded mover, or pay the Sheriff to take inventory when we move it. The tenant can get their stuff back that is stored in site, simply by requesting it. No monies are needed to get it back. If it is stored off-site, you can require a payment for moving and storage costs, but not rent, to get the stuff back But check your own laws on the actual process. A vacant unit is much easier to manage than a unit with a tenant that is not paying rent.
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