NC Commercial Tenant Eviction and Collection

[Robert Littke]

I have a client who I obtained a tenant who it turned out to be a dud. (to put it nicely) We have a very strong lease agreement. But this is the first time I've had someone go bad on me so can anyone tell me what the process is or steer me in the right direction for eviction and collection. He paid a deposit and one months rent and has abandoned the property and does not return calls or respond communications.
My role was simply to find a tenant and set him up on the lease, I have no management role but the client is asking me what to do. I sent him to an attorney but the attorney said he doesn't handle evictions or collections. My questions again is, What are the steps here. Client abandons retail commercial property and has not paid about $3,000 in rent.