Is this good legal advice?
My mom and I are being evicted due to not being able to afford the rent. My mom is to appear in court on Monday a piece of paper taped to the door said. A lawyer friend told her not to show up because right now she isn't required to pay back the money because she has not been served directly. If she appears in court, then can serve her there as she is walking in. Is this correct legal advice?
Ethically, I am against my mom's attempt to not pay back the rent. However, the landlord is rude and never fixed the heat and there was no air conditioning. (We had to use the stove to heat the house in the winter). So I don't feel to bad. So ethics aside, is this correct legal advice.