deco-crossing replied to your post “Note on my apartment door today I forgot to pay the rent yesterday so...”
It's a human mistake, i'm sure they'll understand. It'll be okay.
I re-read the note super closely now that I've calmed down a bit and it asys that if I don't move out OR PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF PAST RENT DUE in three days, THAT'S when they'll start an eviction action on me.
So I'm okay...I just have to call on monday to find out what the late fee is. I think it's $50. It's a lot of money and I'm mad about it, but at least I'm not in full on panic mode with my heart rate going up.
Rent at the new place is gonna be $139/month more than what I'm paying right now. But if I don't move, then rent's gonna go up $25/month anyway. The second best place I found has rent that's $50/month more than where I am now.
Truth is, no place has rent equal to what I'm paying now and is in a better neighborhood than where I am now, ha ha. If I get a raise this year, then the entire fuckin' raise (and then some, after taxes) is going to be used to pay for that rent hike. Which is sort of what raises are for, I think: to improve my lot in life a bit. Get me to an aprtment where I hopefully won't be woken up by gunshots as often.














