Eviction on Absent Tenant

[Nick Ye]

A tenant in my rental property was recently involved in a car accident and he's seriously injured and hospitalized from this accident. The tenant is now disabled and unable to work. The only income source this tenant has is probably from government disability subsidy and insurance check. I do not know the exact amount he is getting and I doubt he is willing to share. The tenant is 30 days behind on rent and it doesn't seem like he is going to catch up with his payment due to lack of income. My question is: Can I evict my tenant in this situation? My concern is if I will be in any legal trouble evicting a tenant while he is reasonably unable to respond to my pay-or-quit notice due to his medical condition. If I can, how should I proceed with eviction? Here's another piece of information, my property is in Virginia. The tenant is currently hospitalized in North Carolina where he got this car accident.

Thanks!

[Will Barnard]

This is a question for your attorney. Don't take any advice in this type of circumstance from others in a forum who are not licensed attorneys in your state. You have some potential complicated moving parts in this situation. This is precisely when you utilize your legal counsel.