We will be moving out a few days before our court date for an eviction hearing (thank goodness--we finally found a place!). We do not have an attorney and we hope that we will not need to hire one. What do we do on our end to ensure the case is dismissed? We have been told to make sure there is a dismissal as any settlement could refelct poorly on us. Also, we did not pay rent for this month due to the proceedings--do we owe for the full month or just the amount for for the time we were actually living in the apartment? We are current on rent except for this month (holdover) and giving a 30 day notice to vacate doesn't make sense when there is an eviction hearing.
Any insight or advice is appreciated. Thank you for your help!