DOUBLE GAHHHH.

[slipjig3]

All right, this was a rhetorical question before, but now I'm really asking: Why can't anything ever be simple?

So on my way out to head to the DMV to get my title replaced (as explained in previous entry), I stuck my head in the rental office to let them know what was going on, because the less you tell people, the more likely they are to make assumptions at you. I told them that May rent was going to be late. I told them why. I told them that they were not being stiffed, and I would be glad to pay whatever late fees they were going to hit me with. I told them that if it was between getting a late fee and not having a place to live a month from now, I was going to take the late fee, thank you very much.

They told me to pay up by the 10th, or they'd be taking the matter to court and dumping us and our worldly possessions unceremoniously on the curb. Fuck. (I'm beyond self-censorship at this point.)

To be fair, the woman I spoke to wasn't completely unsympathetic—she said they'd accept a payment of 50% by he 10th and the rest by the end of the month, and suggested talking to the new landlords about the matter and seeing if they'd be willing to accept something similar under the circumstances. But seeing as I had already called up the new landlords and told them, "Yes! We have the money!" I can hardly show up on Monday for the signing and say, "Well, okay, we have most of the money...."

I was really hoping and praying that I wouldn't have to take any of you up on your amazingly generous offers of assistance, but it appears that I may have to. That's not a definite yet, because it all depends on when my new title deed arrives in the mail; the DMV said "less than a week," and if that's the case, then I'll have the cash in plenty of time to stave off disaster. If I do need help, it will be for only half of the $650 I quoted earlier (less than half, actually), and I will absolutely be able to pay it back well before the end of the month. I'll keep folks posted. In the meantime, thank you all again so much. Just knowing that you're out there makes this whole mess so much more bearable.

Comments

[e-scapism101.livejournal.com]

There should be a grace period - you need to check out how long the process is before they can legally dump you onto the curb. I'm not sure what the law is in your state, but I know that they generally have to give notice, etc.

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

She lied to you. Ask Jessica and Brian about the lengthy process which is ACTUAL eviction in the state of New York. It's her job to get your money on time, and so she lied. Furthermore, if the apartment complex dumps your stuff outside, that's prosecutable theft, especially if they haven't jumped through all two months worth of hoops legally required for them to seize your property.

Don't let her psych you out.
Read up on your ACTUAL renter's rights before you do what they say.

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

This.

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

If you have those (interest-free/flexible) offerings, do it. Especially since you can pay it back in a very reasonable time and it's not just a "meat b3gz0r" moment for you.

Stop me if you've heard this one....

A guy lived by the river, and one spring it was especially rainy and there was a flash flood. The water started rising and was up to his front porch when a rescue boat went by. "C'mon!" the boat driver called. "The waters are rising, we can take you to safety!"

"No," the man said. "The Lord will provide." The boat drove off.

An hour later, the water was up to the second floor when a second boat came by. "You need to evacuate! Get in the boat!"

"No, no, thank you," said the man. "The Lord will provide." The second rescue boat drove off.

Not long after that, the water was up to the roof and still rising. The man was standing on his roof when a helicopter hovered overhead and a rope ladder swung toward him with a rescue worker clinging to it, beckoning.

The man shook his head and yelled as loudly as he could, "The Lord will provide!" The flood waters engulfed him as the helicopter rose and flew to safety.

Well, obviously he drowned. In heaven, the man approached the Pearly Gates dejectedly. "What happened? Lord, why didn't you save me?"

"Save you?" God asked. "I tried! I sent you two boats and a helicopter, what more did you want?"


****
Honey, I think this is your first boat. Don't miss it.

[issendai.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry you have to go through this shit.

According to the Internet, NY state evictions are a complicated process, and the proceedings can drag on for months. Some places say that small-town proceedings can go faster because the courts are less jammed, so it's something to take seriously. But honestly--evicting you would be expensive and time-consuming for them, and you plan to leave anyway, so it's not in their best interest to evict. I'd say, read up on it, pay them what you can while still securing the new apartment, and remember that they can't start eviction proceedings with oral statements. They have to start throwing around paper.

Also, they can't move your stuff on their own. They have to call in the marshals, and the stuff has to go into storage--not the curb--and the landlord has to pay for the storage for a month out of their own pocket, and they're not allowed to keep or sell your things to recover the lost money. In short, if they do get the eviction moved through at top speed, the landlord and the marshals will do half the work of your move for you, for free.

Here, have a really basic starter guide:

http://www.lawny.org/index.php/housing-self-help-141/housing-and-eviction-self-help-142/48-general-eviction-information

[issendai.livejournal.com]

*hug* Call me if there's anything I can do to help.

[icarusfallen8.livejournal.com]

I'd take the offers for short-term no-interest loans.
Their eviction proclamation has no real teeth, but why take chances.
The only time that evictions can be expedited is in non-payment situations.