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Can I Get Evicted For Not Paying A Fine?

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Location: Tennessee

Situation: This is about the dumbest thing I've ever experienced. I came home from work yesterday to find papers in my door from leasing office. Said papers stated I am in a trash violation by having "trash" on my balcony. Can you guess what the trash is? A singular mop I set out to dry.

I messaged the leasing office and told them I'm not paying for being a good tenant who keeps their place clean. They stated mop had been out there since March 11th. Which is false. Was two separate events. Roommate mopped around that time and left mop out to dry overnight. It was brought back in. Then I mopped again on Monday and left mop to dry then as well. Two separate events. They're so dense with the assumption that people don't clean often. We wouldn't have to mop so dang much if there weren't any bugs inside. But of course, they'd never agree to that. They thought they were being slick by taking a photo of the balcony for reference. It proves my point on how dumb they are.

So, I'm not paying the fee. My rent is always paid, I never cause issues, etc.

Can I get evicted for not paying said fee?

submitted by /u/SavvySyringe
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