Judge orders tenant to vacate after 20 weeks of unpaid occupancy; money judgment entered

State Court Judge Tammy Long Hayward on Oct. 1 awarded InTown Suites a money judgment and ordered possession after finding the tenant had not paid weekly rent beginning May 15, 2025.

InTown Suites’ general manager testified and introduced the guest registration and folio covering charges and payments. The folio showed a weekly room charge ($439.99) plus a $14 weekly technology fee, for a calculated weekly charge of $453.99. The manager testified that from May 15 through Sept. 25 (20 weeks) that amount totaled $9,079.80 on the folio; the plaintiff sought possession and damages.

Tenant Sierra Portis disputed the total and said she believed she owed roughly $2,700 and described payroll and access problems. She also told the court staff initially attempted to access her room on the due date; management testified the electronic key system requires the physical key to renew and that staff provided temporary access and later replaced the key.

After hearing testimony and admitting the registration, folio and demand‑for‑possession exhibits, the court awarded InTown a money judgment and gave Portis seven days to vacate. Judge Hayward instructed the plaintiff to submit proposed orders including a writ of possession; the court said it would enter a judgment for $7,079.80 plus court costs and a seven‑day vacate period (the transcript reflects discussion of both $9,079.80 and a later judge adjustment to $7,079.80). The court told the tenant to begin preparing to move immediately to avoid enforcement by the sheriff’s office.

The court admitted exhibits A (guest registration), B (folio), and C (demand for possession) without objection.