Tenant said she didn't she had to drip water to protect pipes

[Leona Batiste]

My tenant called me to let me know the pipes had burst at the rental. Her lease states that she is responsible for damages to property due to negligence. When I asked her if she let the water drip she said she didn't know she had to let the water drip although on the news they constantly told people to let the water drip due to the temperature dropping to the 20s for 2 days and ice was on the ground. She said she don't look at the news. I tried to call her 2 days before the freeze and could not contact her. She said her phone was off. I went to the house for 3 days but could not get her. She called me after she noticed the pipe was burst. She said she went to her mom's house and stayed their for 2 weeks because she said she plugged the heater and it tripped the circuit in the house. She did not notify me of this or that she went to her mom's house. Can I evict her? She have also not paid her rent in a month.