Well, I’m still here.
I’d just like to say, I have the best readers. Thank you everyone for your generous donations. And keep ’em coming — if I can get this month’s rent paid then I’ll be okay, it will give me a breather to sell my stuff and arrange an orderly withdrawal. (About $200.00 to go — you know, if ten people put in twenty dollars… or twenty people put in ten dollars… or–Β wait a minute, do I have twenty readers?) I would just up and leave now except I can’t really afford to have a black mark on my already bad credit that an eviction would be, and they’ll charge me as well for clearing out any belongings I leave behind. I need to get my stuff up on Craigslist or something (I started taking pix last night) so I can start clearing this place out.
I didn’t want to break my lease either, but I may have to. My original plan was to stay here until April. These people need 60 days notice if I’m going to leave — I don’t know what they’ll charge to break my lease either. I will lose my security. I’d rather not break my lease but if it comes to that I will. I’d rather not live in an apartment with no furniture… though I could do that, the floor is carpeted and I’ve slept on the floor before. But it occurred to me last night that I shouldn’t wait to clear my place out — this crisis showed me I should be ready to up and leave if I have to.
I know this is a rambling, muddled post, but I’ve had very little sleep. I couldn’t relax last night even after I took two Benadryls (which has the same ingredient those over-the-counter sleep aids do and usually knocks me out). My ear is still stuffed up, by the way, but it’s not as bad or else I’ve gotten used to it. Needless to say I rescheduled my doctor’s appointment that I had yesterday but I may have to cancel it altogether.
Anyway, thank you all so much for donating. As it stands now if I can collect about $200 more I will be able to get the landlord off my back. Then I can think whether I want to break my lease (which will screw me out of my deposit and be almost as bad on my credit as an eviction — I’ve done it before so I know) or what. I don’t want to go up north only to find that I won’t be able to get an apartment because of all this. I could get a room somewhere except I have the cats — I’m not leaving them behind.
11 Responses to “Eviction update”
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October 21st, 2008 at 10:42 am
Glad to see that you are making progress.
Were I in your position, I’d stick it out, I think. But just driving off mayn’t be such a terrible thing: think Assemblage 23’s “Drive”.
Your lottery ticket was not a winner, I’m sorry to report.
October 21st, 2008 at 10:53 am
Huh — looks like I have a theme song! And now that gas is going down in price, maybe I actually can drive aimlessly…
October 21st, 2008 at 11:02 am
Sorry, only make paypal payments from home computer and had to wait until I got back from work. Donated.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am
Thanks! π
October 21st, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Andrea, I don’t know what your lease says specifically, but can’t you break leases without penalty if your employment situation changes? I.e., if you need to move to find a job, your landlord should let you out of the lease.
October 21st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I believe I can, but I’d probably have to provide paperwork. I’m going to talk to the landlord about it to see what my options are.
October 21st, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Have you contacted St. Louis Chamber of Commerce? Another thing is maybe check the online advertisement pages for the main newspaper for furnished apartments…thats what I did when I moved to Texas a million years ago. got a cheap furnished efficency, stayed there a few years till I could afford furniture and a better place. It wasnt a dump, tho. It was in a student area.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 am
I’ve made a contribution via PayPal. All other readers, please do the same! It sounds like you’ve simply had the worst luck for a while. I hope the job market is better in St. Louis. Anheuser Busch is still a big employer, even after the InBev merger. Just stay out of north St. Louis and north St. Louis County. Safety first!
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:09 am
And East St. Louis… Well, that’s in another state anyway! (I can read maps!)
Seriously, thank you all I think I am out of the woods for now.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
East St. Louis is a national punchline on par with Detroit, so I figured no advisory was needed!
The one color that dominates East St. Louis is green. The city is largely abandoned and filled with weeds. I’d like to see the east side rise again, but I doubt it’ll happen in our lifetimes.
Sorry for getting off-topic; it’s great that you have readers here for you!
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Oh no — anything about my future home and environs is always on topic!