Thursday, July 17, 2014
Help me not get evicted!!
Hello, my name is Allyson Lockwood. I am a 24 year old server at Applebee's. My boyfriend and I have lived together since October 2012, and have 2 dogs and 2 cats. My boyfriend had a really great job working for an older friend who owned his own business. Since the man my boyfriend, Chris, worked for was a friend, he was paid weekly "under the table" so there was no official payroll. Chris and his mother were also the only employees since the business was relatively small. Well about 3 weeks ago, his employer passed away suddenly outside of his home. He was older and was very sick, but we all thought he had a little more time, so it was a huge shock that he died just one hour after working with Chris and his mom. In the matter of seconds, we went from having two incomes to one, and my income alone isn't enough to support us. The total irony of our situation, is that the very next day, Chris was going to be paid for the week he had just worked (which was going to be enough to cover our rent), AND he and his mother were going to be written into Rick's (the employer who passed) will. Rick became very close with my boyfriend and his mother, and wanted them taken care of in the event of his death. It is just so ironic that they were all talking about writing a will the very next day, and the same day Rick passed away. We have since filed for unemployment, but because my boyfriend was able to get a job working for his brother a few days later, is no longer eligible to receive benefits. We have been selling random things on craigslist, just trying to make any extra money we can. I have been picking up extra shifts at work as often as I can, and Chris will be working overtime (12 hour shifts in a ZERO a/c warehouse in Arizona) just to make as much as we can. Unfortunately, since Chris didn't get paid before Rick passed away, we were unable to pay our rent in our apartment of almost 2 years. Our account has been turned over to the attorney's and the eviction process has started (that is what the pictures below show). Today is July 17, and we have court on July 22. If by July 22nd, we don't have $2,644.14 to give them, they will evict us from our home. We currently have $130 to our names, and we have to top up our M-Power box in the next couple days so we don't lose power. Just knowing that I have no options, is terrifying. I have never been one to ask people for help, but the idea of losing my home and potentially making renting anywhere else in the future practically impossible, is so scary. I am trying to be as positive as possible, but with no visible light nearing, I feel helpless unless I get a miracle. If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it. we are looking to raise $3000 in order to cover all the costs to the court and landlord, and to have a small cushion for next months rent. I truly believe in miracles, and I am hoping to receive one. God bless and thank you!!
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