Landlords would keep eviction fees they charge tenants who later settle up and stay in their apartments under legislation that surfaced Tuesday night in a House committee.
It would reverse a recent court decision involving a Raleigh tenant that stood to impact thousands of eviction cases across the state.
House members gutted an unrelated bill that had passed the Senate and replaced it with one that would "reaffirm" landlords' right to collect out-of-pocket costs when they begin eviction proceedings against tenants who later pay back rents and fees and remain in their apartments. Those costs would include court filing fees, eviction notices served by sheriffs and "reasonable fees" not to exceed 15 percent of the amount the tenant owes.