if you were laid off you should be getting unemployment which is not much....anyway....hugs sorry about this situation....wish I could help you but it is a long drive to STL MO for any help I could give ya....

thanks Bill, unemployment doesn't cover my rent, I appreciate you caring tho

I am so sorry too,Heretic. May you find some way out. I will pray for you and that God will surround you with his Angels. Wishing you the very, very best of Luck. Hugs and Love

I'm very sorry to hear about this. Are there any shelters in your community that you could go to? I hope things work out.

Can the county help you in any way? I am very worried about you and I hate to hear that you will not have a place to live. I wish I lived closer, I would offer you my home until you got back on your feet. I hope you will have access to a computer so you can at least keep us up-to-date on how you are doing and what is going on. Please take good care of yourself, and never forget that we are always here for you, and I will keep you in my payers. Love and soft hugs honey. Gramybear

the public library has computer with internet so you can check in and keep cool maybe read the newspaper want ads too....

hugs bill

Yes, library! Great place(s)

PCs available. And in my town at least, a very understanding place to cool one's heels in..if one has not-good accommodations.

Oh!, and could this lay-off, even if temporary, change the way someone'd listen to you about disability?

hoping...
. C

I don't think you can be legally removed for at least a few more weeks. I own a couple rentals and have had to go through the legal eviction process several times. There is usually quite a waiting period between all the different steps in the process. I have always given my tenants time to catch up and at least a few weeks to come up with a solution. I know most landlords don't want to go through this frustrating process. Where I live you can go to your local trustee for help with rent. We have a township system. Local Red Cross, united way, or mental health associations will also have resources to assist with housing.

BedHog also brought up an interesting fact. When I was managing rental units, we had to give 30 days notice in writing before someone had to vacate the premises. Might be worth looking into that if they didn't give you such a notice.

Do you have a Salvation Army/United Way in your area? More than likely the SA will be able to find you at least temporary housing if not more. There's also a chance Goodwill might be able to help you with a job and housing.

Also, perhaps your County Judge, has a special fund they use for residents in your situation. I know ours does, they just don't advertise it.
I found out when I was doing crisis intervention yrs. ago and was able to help folks through that fund.

Another possibility is St. Vincent DePaul Society, I know they do a lot of things for folks in need. You can usually find them in the phone book or via a church. It doesn't matter if you are/are not of any kind of faith, they help everyone.

Wish I could think of other resources that might help you but that's about all I can think of ATM.

I sincerely hope you haven't had to end up in your car!!!

If possible, please drop a line to let us know how you're managing?

I just recently lost my home of 9 yrs WITH my teenage sons. So I feel you Bill. we found an apartment but it is a far cry from where we used to live. (dump)
My hope is that you will get through this and find the strength to move on. I know it is MUCH easier said than done though. Have you tried local churches,salvation army, social services, rent assistance?

I live in a weekly rental unit, They only have to give you five days notice. I am leaving on time without the five day notice so that if in the future I get some money I will be allowed back here. If I hung out the extra five days I would never be allowed back and this is the cheapest place in the city. Rental assistance won't help me because I can not work anymore. It would only be buying me time till I'd have to live in my car anyway. I have been far too sick to be working for quite some time.

I will be hanging out at the library and using my laptop there. I have nothing to look in the want ads for tho. No money for a place to live and no ability to get a job. But I will try to keep in touch here. Thank you to everyone who cares. I will try to contact local churches but doubt they can be of much help. I wrote before about trying to get into local shelters and being turned away, and what scary places they are besides.

I really needed to get on disability, but was turned down twice. Now I am waiting for a third time before a judge. It's really scary. It won't happen till sometime early next year anyway. I don't know if I will still be alive then. I want to die so badly. I hate living every day. It will be so hot in the car. My life is utter hell. Thanks to everyone who cares.