I didn't see what state you're in.
In Illinois you can acept partial payment and it does not stop the eviction per735ILCS5/9-209,the tenant cannot use that as an arguement in court. Depending on the wording of the notice if they pay up after the 3/5/10 day notice expired they still can be evicted.Nor can they use their security deposit for arrears.
I didn't use an atty either.So it really depends where you are for the correct answer here.
I'd take her partial payment and then let her know that doesn't stop the eviction,no more contact is wanted until the court date,any continued harrassment will be handled by the police.
The tears stories blah blah are just one of the ways deadbeats try to manipulate a LL>Ignore her and proceed.I've heard em all. She knew what she needed to do before this happened.It's the consequences of her bad decision making by not putting the roof over head first!
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