Anybody note the sarcasm there? i certainy hope so. Well, we just got a phone call from our landlord telling us we have to pay the deposit in full by the 5th of December. Originally she had agreed to let us pay half of it by the 5th of December and the other half in January. Well, she has now changed her mind. Apparently she got behind on her mortage and they are threatening to take away this house if she doesn't pay $ 1350 by the 10th of December. :doah: So...we have to pay the deposit in full plus our rent on the 5th. May I ask how $1200 is supposed to magically appear in a week?! She informed us that if we fail to pay the entire amount by the 5th then we are to consider the 28th (the day she called) as our 30 days notice. :crazyeyes:
So...it looks like we may be moving AGAIN!!! :cussing: :BangHead: We are hoping for some miracle by the 5th that we can pay it all. :xfinger: :pray: So far it looks like we will be short by $200. We talked to the sherrif about it and he told us, legally she cannot kick you out if your rent is paid and she has at least half the deposit and a specific date set for paying the second half. So..I'm hoping that's true. If she could just wait until the 8th we would have it all. :verdict: We put our money directly into the mortage account at her bank, so I would think she'd be willing, but unfortunately it looks like she is not budging or willing to work with us at all. Please send rays that we can come up with the money in time. :pray:
My grandmother offered to pay it for us, but I would never feel right taking money from someone else. I am working extra hours so that should help out. I figure if we don't come up with the money in time and have to move, it just wasn't meant to be for us to live here. Who knows, maybe we'll find a better place? :dontknow: I'm trying to be optomistic. If I keep saying it, maybe I'll believe it sooner or later. :wink:
That's really a shame, but if your blessed grandmother is willing to help you I think you should take her up on it. This is not a situation where you just went out overspent the plastic cards. Perhaps she is your guardian angel at this time of year. Just remember to ring a bell for her to get her wings...
Your grandmother wants to help you and she trusts that you will pay her back or she would not have offered. It will make her feel good to help you out. Please re-consider. My grandmother helped me tremendously and I always paid her back....Mike is right...she IS your Guardian Angel right now...please accept her offer as it would be a shame for you to have to move again!!!
If you can feel comfortable paying all but the 200 on the fifth, do that and only take the 200 from your grandmother. You can then pay her back on the 8th. If it will stretch you too much, maybe you can get a small amount extra from your grandmother for another week or so just to keep from feeling you have no cash for emergencies. I agree that this situation is different than overspending and you seem to have a good place to live. I would let the landlord know that you are doing this for her, even though you also know, through the sherriff's office, that she can't legally evict you. That way she may realize that you could have chosen to not pay the whole amount, but found a way to do so.
Hope it all works out okay and you don't have to move again.
This is ugly news! I hate to say it, but if she is having trouble paying the mortgage, you might have to move anyway! Perhaps it's best not to pay the other half and look for a different place. If she is in trouble financially, you might not ever get the deposit back. Better to lose half than all of it. Also, it could be a bluff. As the sheriff says, she has no legal grounds for kicking you out, and losing a tenent will make it even harber to pay the bills.
I sure hope all of this works out for you...and I agree, if your wonderful Grandma is willing to help you maybe it's meant to be.
Good luck and let us know how it works out. You guys seemed so happy there and finding another place at the holidays may be tough!
I agree with the others about your Grandmother. What an angel! On the other hand. Do you have the agreement in writing from when you first moved in? If so, that is all you need to point out to her how she is wrong. Also you can mention to her that you already talked to the sherif and let her know that you know your rights. It is not your fault that she is in trouble. I hate to see this happening right after you get settled. Especially after your last ordeal with your old landloard!! If you really love the place make sure you have everything in writing after all this is settled. That way she can't come back on you with any more stuff. Umm by any chance is she related to your old landloard? Just wondering. They both seem money hungry.
Good luck with everything, please keep us posted.
I agree with you all that it was VERY GENEROUS of my grandma to offer help. However, I am wondering if the "problems" she is having will go away after this month. I'm seriously doubting it. I don't want to move again, but I don't want to have to wonder each month either. We're going to do our best to pay the full amount on the 5th and see what hapens. If she continues like this, we are not bound by a one year lease to stay here. It is on a month-to-month basis. So...truly, we don't have much to lose here.
For some reason, this afternoon I just felt so much better about the whole situation. I am at the point where, if I have to move I'd be okay with that...but I have a strong feeling we'll be able to stay. I have no idea how, its just a feeling.
I put in 50 hours at work this week so that should really help out my paycheck and give us more money to work with. Basically I'm seeing this more as a win-win situation now, instead of the stress I felt earlier. Thanks for all your advice and most of all thanks for caring!!