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A friend of mine, Nicole, is going to be evicted if she can't enough money to pay the lump sum owed on her rent backpay. I've known her many years online and trust this is not a scam.

Photo of Nicole on her scooter

You can see the eviction notice and Nicole and Diamond on her own blog.

Nicole's disabled by spina bifida occulta so she uses a wheelchair and scooter, and she has a bunch of related medical issues. On top of that she has to deal with panic attacks for which she has a service animal - Diamond, a gorgeous and amazing cat.

The reason Nicole owes this money is long and complicated and involves several paperwork mess-ups by different people. One of the paperwork problems was Nicole not submitting some paperwork on time; she was dealing with not having a functioning scooter at the time and one crises overshadowed another; and by the time she became aware of it, the 60 day appeals period had passed.

She wasn't notified in writing by her landlord of the extra rent due until nearly 8 months later, by which time $5,000 in back rent was owed. Nicole's been paying extra rent to slowly repay the sum (not easy when living on USA disability payments!) but apparently the landlord doesn't think it's being paid off fast enough and has decided that evicting her is a better option.

She's tried long and hard to find a job and earn money but that's hard enough for anybody at this point in time - for somebody with multiple disabilities it's basically impossible.

She's raised over $700 of the amount herself, but time is short now. She didn't ask for public help before because she wanted to deal with it herself - who wouldn't? If you can spare a dollar, or a few dollars, please do. I know that when she's able, Nicole will pay this forward in all the ways she can.

Facebook fundraiser app

Blog post with Paypal link and details for donating direct to her landlord if you prefer

I love you all. I really wish my friends didn't have such rough times to deal with.

Hugs,
Ricky

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cesy

Donation made. I hope it helps, and she gets enough money to stay. Is it worth her also contacting Modest Needs, or is their process too slow?

I suspect it's too slow, but I'll let her know. I hadn't thought of that - good idea.

And Thank You. A lot. *hugs*

catbiscuit.livejournal.com

I donated a small amount via the FB app. Eviction is one of the most stressful things I've ever been through... I hope that Diamond is giving her a lot of love and comfort until funds are raised.