“Be thankful he wasn’t smart enough to get an attorney, because he probably had a “right” to sue.”
He may have been able to “stand his ground” enough to cause some delay. We just wanted, and got, our friends help so that we could avoid any delays. We were also concerned, if he could get some delay in his eviction he’d find some way to belatedly start paying some rent, while still making a shambles of our property. THAT we really wanted to avoid.
No, I don’t disagree at all with what you did. But the tenancy courts are insane.