Hi and thanks, sorry for the ASAP but I`m going straight down to court tomorrow so I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice before then.
To make it brief: I lost my job last year and eventually got behind 5 months in rent approx. $5500 bucks. I just got a job this month and told my landlord I could give him $700 a week, and I did, gave him $1400 these past 2 weeks so far but for some reason he is being an ayhole and gave me a 5 day notice last week, now today I found a Petition of non-payment on my door.
On this petition he is claiming I owe his $6500!! He didn`t even subtract what I already paid him, plus he added late fees PLUS $549 lawyer fees!
Tomorrow, what should I do? I`ve been living here 16 years the apt. is stabilized and he has two months security plus he has NEVER fixed anything in the entire time I`ve lived here. My records show I owe him about $3000 which I can pay him in a month. Is it possible I can get a stay or a postponement long enough to get caught up? I freaking out here because there is no way I have any place to go if the Marshall locks me out.