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NIESHA M | Stopping an eviction? |
Are there any other ways to stop an eviction besides the usual payment. The trouble is that first, I am about to be evicted from my current apartment for non-payment of rent. (I had a hard time for the last few months), second, I am about to move anyway, but my new apartment is not ready yet. Third, my mother is not going to let me come back home, so I have nobody else and I refuse to be homeless.
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I can try to do that again. In fact my landlord stopped me yesterday to discuss my situation and we are continuing discussions about this on Monday. As I stated before, I have no where else to go. My family refuses to have me back home and I have no place else to go. |
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jesse
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just talk to the landlord and explain what is happening you could also talk to your other landlord
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tyler.buckles
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PAY-YOUR-RENT. |
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P'rushim
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...if you've been served with all the eviction "papers" and been given proper notice, it's very difficult unless you negotiate with your Landlord... communication is the "key" to understanding ! |
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Richard D
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You had plenty of opportunity to solve this. If the eviction is pending, it means that the landlord tried everything, but you still would not or could not pay.
On the day of the eviction, the local police will show up and toss everything on the curb. If you can change the landlord's mind, good luck. Personally I rent my house out. I need the income. If some deadbeat stiffed me for months of rent then asked me to do them a favor, I'd do ZERO for them.
I have bills to pay. So does your landlord. What makes you special? How can you afford a new apartment and deposit? With the money you basically stole from your current landlord?
Expect to see him in court - you'll be the one getting sued.
It's amazing that you can afford a NEW apartment, but not pay for your current one.
How do you stop the eviction? It's simple. Pay your rent.
"On the date of an eviction, the sheriff will come to the rental unit to order the tenant and everyone inside to leave. The landlord or the landlord's employees can then remove all property from the unit and put it on the public right-of-way while the sheriff supervises. Once the property is moved from the unit, it is the tenant's responsibility. " |
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acermill
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What you are facing is a breach of your contract agreement with your landlord. It's not a matter for the courts to determine 'mercy'. The courts will enforce the breach of your contract. This means that you either reach an agreement with your current landlord or be evicted.
Such an agreement is not impossible, but I gather that you have stretched the current landlord to his limits, and he wants you out. If that is what he wants, the courts will support his decision, since you have breached your contractual agreement. In most states physical eviction will occur in thirty days or less of the court eviction writ. |
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John M
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hang on
pay rent on time and sounds like your a BUM who freeloads that why mum will not take you back
sounds like you want everything but are not willing to met your financial arrangements |
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bostonianinmo
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If you've already been to court and the judge has ordered your eviction, there's nothing that you can do at this point.
If you have NOT been to court yet, you do have a few options to at least delay things. First step is to answer the eviction suit and have your day in court. If you don't answer the summons, the clerk will enter a default judgment for your landlord and you'll be out in the street within 7 to 15 days. If you don't leave voluntarily by the date in the eviction order, the sheriff will forcibly put you and your things in the street. Literally.
If your case is pending in court, try getting your landlord to accept a partial payment. This will stop the eviction COLD in virtually all jurisdictions. Neophyte landlords make this mistake ALL of the time. Once the case has been filed in court, any payments accepted by the landlord will kill the eviction case. When you appear in court, just tell the judge that you are making payments (have proof available!) and the judge will dismiss the case. This forces the landlord to start over from square one, starting with the 3 or 5 day Notice to Cure or Quit.
I do note with some interest that you have the money for a new place but not to pay your current landlord. Since you haven't taken possession of the new place, you can cancel the lease and receive a refund of any rent (but maybe not the security deposit, read the lease on that) and use that to pay off your current landlord. Paying what you owe stops the eviction action cold unless an eviction order has already been entered by the courts.
How much time you have depends upon where you stand in the eviction process. Eviction timelines vary a bit from one jurisdiction to the next, but generally it takes 30 to 45 days to complete an eviction for nonpayment of rent. If you've just received the initial 3 or 5 day Notice to Pay or Quit, you have some time to work with. If the eviction order has already been entered by the court, you have very little time left. You haven't mentioned where you sit in the process, so it's impossible to advise you what your options are. |
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lindalainey
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Well, I don't know how you were raised or by whom but I was raised to Pay the bills, even if I am sick... The bills go out..paid!! You best get yourself straightened out on what is a priority or you going to have worse problems than you are dealing with right now.
But Good luck |
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Karenina
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I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time. Once served an eviction notice you have the ABSOLUTE LEGAL RIGHT to be heard in housing court. The Judge will listen to your reasons for non-payment of rent and in all probability will allow you thirty to sixty days to move out and establish a payment plan to pay your landlord back. Best of luck to you.... |
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Jessie96734
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You should definitely try to work it out with your landlord. Maybe you can do maintenance such as painting or repairs needed in the building for a reduction in the amount of rent owed. Try this website: http://www.peoples-law.org/housing/ltenant/llt.html for answers about Maryland law regarding evictions. This is the section on breach of lease evictions: http://www.peoples-law.org/housing/ltenant/legal%20info/breach%20of%20lease%20evict.htm |
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tickled
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So you probably won't like this but it's a good point! If you haven't been able to pay rent at the place your living in now how did you expect to pay first months rent and your damage or security deposit at the new apartment? If you had the money to pay for the new place than you should of used it to pay for where you are now and you wouldn't have this problem!
Do you have any other family or friends around that would be willing to take you in temporarily until you can get into an apartment again?
If your landlord has served you papers where I live it's only 14 days until you have to get out or they can legally involve the Police to make you get out.
Maybe there's some social assistance that can help you out in the meantime so you don't end up homeless. |
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Bklyn03
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depending on where you live, sometimes they have local agencies like catholic charities in NYC, that help assist people with grants to help pay for their rent when they are being evicted. good luck! |
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r2guy
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Sounds like your taking advantage of your current landlord. If you didn't have the money to pay your current rent but the money to pay the deposit, etc on your new apartment, you really didn't have enough income to move without leaving yourself homeless for a while. Sounds like you didn't plan ahead. Your only option is to come up with a reasonable solution to pay your current landlord. Its not up to him to come up with your solution. Get a payday loan or pawn your car title. Don't borrow a whole lot of money just a enough to show your current landlord you are going to pay your debt to him. If you tell your landlord you can give him so much if he'll let you stay he'll probably let you unless he has new renters already to go with your apt.
Hope this helps. |
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Robbie
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Being a landlord I can see it from the other side. The landlord has to pay expenses on the house which are often more than the rent. Tenants with sob stories are plentiful and many of them (not you) lie.
The fact is that you should have planned your life so that you could pay the rent on time, if there was no way you could have done this you should not have rented this property but a cheaper one. If something unexpected happened you that prevented you from paying the rent you should have told your landlord immediately.
If you can talk to the landlord and tell them your situation that's great. Be completely honest,though, don;t do what another contributor said and try to make them feel sorry for you. They will be very familiar with this strategy and recongnise it immediately and it will not help you. Pay the land lord what you can to show that you are genuine. Let them know when you expect money and pay what you can to them straight away on the day you promised. Be proactive in your communications with them so that they know exactly what is going on all the time. Do not be elusive and avoid communications as they will definitely evict you as fast as they can if you do that.
Basicly help them to feel in control. Be honest and pay what you can when you can. If they can trust that you will pay them, even if it is late, they will not evict you. |
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EUROtrashh ;)
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talk to your land lord, if that doesnt work
tell him the laws that he should have given you 30 days notice to get out.
if that all fails claim squatters rights :)
or chain your self to the floor or bed is another good choice :) |
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Miry
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Seek an attorney for best advise. |
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grammy
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ask the landlord if he would consider using some of the deposit as rent you will be moving out by what date? prorate the rent to that date then make sure the place is spotless clean when you move getting an eviction notice stays on your rental history for a very long time try to not get it. Ask the landlord for a 30 day no cause because if you have a non payment on your record you may not be able to get the new place. I do not know the law just common sense |
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Mrs. Lopez ☪
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You can dial 211 on your phone line depending where you live they'll give you resources of what assistance you may receive for rent especially with an eviction notice.
Depending on where you live; you can negotiate and explain to your landlord you situation and if there is any way for an extension.
Another option is contacting friends and other family if you can stay with them till then.
Or even try visiting your local department of health and social services. Let them know your situation and see what they can do to help from becoming homeless.
Good luck with everything! |
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Stellar
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Really, there is no way. Unless you want to be arrested, because, if you refuse to leave, they will call the police to remove you if they have to. But while in jail you have shelter and they feed you, however you would have to be bailed out and it would go on your record.
Personally, I would just live in my car and shower at a rest stop or the locker room of a high school.
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betotron don
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keep on good terms with current land lord
tea and bisquits
help him find new tenant when you do move |
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anthony s
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i have been evicted three times! it sucks; but until the sheriff serves you are not done. lie, say what ever you have to delay your land people for as long as possible. eventually they will say fuc,k you and follow through. before this happens file a grievance with code enforcement about shoddy living conditions (broke locks, driping water, black mold, ect) the people at code enforcement will assign you a case # keep this # it is important and a neccessary component of part 2 of the scam, when the sheriff comes they will give you papers to sign saying you have been served. these papers will have a judges name on them and an adress. the adress is so you can make a complaint in regards to the reason you haven't paid your rent.there is a set amount of time that you have to mail it in or the eviction will just go as scheduled; wait till the last day all that matters is the post mark. you could even mail the letter to a friend on the other side of the country and then have them remail it in time. your letter must include the # from code enforcement along with a complaint relating to the #. it would go something like this "i told them a long time ago to fix blah blah blah because it is unsafe or in violation of our lease, my landlord is a lowlife and has refused to fix it and so i have refused to pay ". just not having money is not good enough reason to give the court. you will then tell the court that you wish to move but circumstances do not allow for you to do it for about another month. this will buy you the time that you need however it will be on your record and some of the fancier land people may charge you mare in the future. i have bought myself almost two months doing this. i understand where you are coming from. take my advice i am a professional lowlife ;) its what i do |
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Nivlong
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If you're on speaking terms with your landlord, definitely try to work something out with him or her, especially if you haven't been served an eviction notice. Go for a win-win scenario such as postponed payments, a loan, prorated rent for the time you need, or bartering labor or skills you may have. Perhaps your landlord would allow you time to prepare the place for the next tenant (painting, repair, etc.)?
Be sure to get anything you agree upon in writing to protect both parties!
If you're still interested in postponing eviction action, start with a search for the eviction process appropriate for Maryland. For example: http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_en-USUS291&aq=0&oq=maryland+eviction+law&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=maryland+eviction+laws .
If possible, consult with a lawyer that specializes in tenant law. Considering you're having difficulty with rent, this may or may not be a viable option. Non-profit legal help centers may be available. For example: http://www.bni-maryland.org/ (Baltimore-specific example).
Note that although attempting to "fight" an eviction may delay the process, it can cost you legal fines (and bad karma) in the process. |
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Evil_Doc
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Well, if you've signed a contract with them - you are pretty much screwed either way. They are not reliable for any of your stuff, and you can't sue them or anything.
Most contracts will say things like: "You understand that your tenancy may be terminated at any time for any reason. We can not be held liable or responsible for any personal loss or damage..." etc, bla bla bla.
The best advice is to try to come to an understanding with the landlord. Failing that, you can always try calling ET and see if you can arrange an "abduction" for them ;-)
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Kunsan_1418
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Depending on how long you have to wait to get this new apartment. If it's less then a month, there is a way but a little over a month then your out of luck. If you have a housing agency as your point of contact and served you with proper eviction paperwork with proper time frame they by law cannot evict you, but if they did send you proper paperwork then you have 90 days from that notice regradless of the eviction date. |
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deb1975@sbcglobal.net
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Contact Salvation Army...they can assist you with rent...but if your new apt will be ready soon, it should be no problem as the landlord must give a 30-day notice |
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