This.
That’s great news. It’s great to have a bit of safety net.
I hope things only get better.
Seems to me there’s a business idea in the topic of a service to link up single parents looking for like-minded single parents and a shared housing situation. (Of course, that situation may or may not help where someone’s unemployed and the unemployment income is so low that someone doesn’t want to take the chance that the person won’t cough up their end.)
Unfortunately, sticking out your living situation until the landlord actually filed and obtained a judgment will be a problem with regard to future renting with any future landlord who cares to check out rental background/history (and credit, since if you owe dough, that judgment should wind up there). (I probably wouldn’t want to rent from a landlord that didn’t check my rental history thoroughly.)
That concerns me because I trust you don’t want to take advantage of the “kind and brilliant” family if this isn’t a long-term situation where you’ll be entering into a rental agreement with them. (Never mind you seem to suggest that they live farther out than your optimal place to rent.) They presumably haven’t set a specific timeline on the stay.
Luckily, you don’t have too long before you can qualify for Section 8 or other assistance you once the year turns and no one has to consider what you made in 2014 before you lost your job.
Please note that for the purposes of the law in VA (unlike most other places), if you aren’t paying rent to someone, you aren’t legally a “tenant” and don’t have the same protections as a tenant and the system doesn’t give them a lot of hassle if a homeowner wants to go the change the locks while you’re out route. (That is, unless you’re willing to be dishonest and declare that you handed them $X in cash rent per week or month. Might help if the homeowner is inclined to cave to local cops saying it’s an “unlawful eviction”, but bottom line is that homeowner wouldn’t have to cough up new keys just because a cop gripes at him/her.)
I’m very glad to hear you’ve come up with a temporary solution. I’m sorry to hear about your hard times. Hopefully the new year will allow you to take advantage of the social services that are available.
StG
Oh good news indeed!
I have been thinking of you. I am glad an option opened up.
I’m so glad to hear this, TruCelt.
I’d suggest spending your remaining time packing. If you have a safe place, that is perfect; the niceness of the family is icing on the cake.
I had to rapidly leave an apartment about 10 years ago when I lost my job because of illness. Without my mom I would’ve been on the streets.
I made the suggestion to pack up above because if I’d done a better job of packing up EVERYTHING and not thinking, “I can just put this in the car”, it would’ve made the move *much *easier.