I'm still raising funds, although with urgency right now because I will be given an eviction notice tomorrow and I know my type of landlord has no compassion or leniency for late payments, no matter the circumstances or how many decades I've lived here. I'm closer, yet far from funding this month. If you would like to help, it would be life saving, literally. I need to stay housed till I can reunite with my family, it's a fragile situation.
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@Blue_Skyesr_here Check for local legal services as well. Eviction is a process the notice is step one - usually its fairly early to get a court to stay or delay the actual forced removal. This delay may help by giving you the time to raise the rest of the funds needed.
This is really important, Marce, because you're just looking to hold on to get that passport, vaccines, and plane booked, yes? I'm guessing the passport is actually the biggest bottleneck, especially if you say you need to travel for it (so, the Colombian embassy?). Colombia is having a really tough time with the company it uses for passports, so you need to get that application in ASAP, if so.
I ask because I have a sister who's autistic and ADHD, and we often walk through task lists when things get overwhelming for her.
I know the panic of an eviction notice can easily crowd out strategic thinking, but if you need to renew your Colombian passport, that *has* to come first, because it might take a while to process.
Then setting up appointments for your meds and your pets, to secure all that you need for your flight.
Then the flight, and packing up?
Every state is different, so I don't know your particulars, but are you saying that you don't have the usual 30-day protection on people who've been living in the same space for a while, which is usually afforded under tenancy acts irrespective of whether you or not you have a lease?
@MLClark Yeah, it takes time so even if I don't want to stay, I can't just get up and leave next week. In my head, it's like this:
-secure housing in NC
-Fundraise for money that won't go to rent
-Passport
-Vet certification because that has to be approved by the department of agriculture in NY.
-Emptying and cleaning apartment
-Buy tickets and go! 🎇🥳
Gotcha. That's a good clear plan. So, with the month's rent paid, you'll be able set that passport appointment next, get the pets certified, solicit help from family with tickets, and clean out the apartment. Then be out, ideally, by the end of October?
@MLClark Besides the no lease, a late payment makes you ineligible for renewal. October is like a one month lease. If you don't pay, they will remove you. I begged and plead for a few days when they did the same earlier this year, they delayed my paperwork and I lost the window for payment in installments through a third party. They ignored my letters and calls and told me that I needed to pay right away or they could either have me removed by the police, or be subject to legal action.