Help Me Not Be Evicted

Hello! I'm known as Chai, and I work freelance as an internet based artist in southern USA. I recently moved in with a roommate where I'm in a much better off living situation; but the issue is the roommate didn't disclose that she had been having issues with whom she is renting from. I've learned I have until May 31st to help pay off this debt or we will be evicted.

Last year my roommates roof/ceiling completely collapsed in one of the bedrooms of the apartment shes living in while she was in another room due to termite damage and was revealed to be filled with black mold. The management took 5 whole months to fix it.

My roommate made the tough decision to stay in the apartment, because the Management refused to provide a different adequate living arrangement. She missed out on two months of rent due to poor advice she received and a dispute with the management and the code inspector.

I was unaware of the non payments prior to moving in, and living here is now my only option. I will be homeless otherwise, and I cannot afford a whole new move right now, as I just moved in here on February 28th.

It's so expensive to live and I'm living with my father and this roommate, and we all work. I paid the majority of bills last month due to my father's job stiffing him on pay for the entire month of March.

I am so sorry to ask for donations, I am just desperate. I have nowhere to go, I have no family to help me. I can afford the rent here, I just can't afford this sudden huge extra fee that's being lorded over our shoulders. I just want it paid off so I can live here, save some money and work hard for awhile so then we can move out to a better situation, as this apartment has its own issues besides the management.

It is embarrassing to admit my struggles, as I am a very private person, but I cannot afford to move and I don't want to be homeless. This is my absolute last resort.

It's been such a blessing to be able to live in an apartment again and I have my own room for the first time in almost 4 years, I have a normal apartment again, my cat can roam and run around in so much more space. I can have furniture again, a bathtub and a full kitchen and I just don't want to lose that. For the last few years I had lived in a single room with both my parents and 2 cats and that one room was smaller than the current bedroom I have.

I know it's not anybody else's responsibility to fix this. I know I should just work even harder and if it happens I guess I will just have to live with that. But I'm scared. I'm only 22, turning 23 this may. I lost my mom July of last year. I was homeless for half of 2021. I haven't had a chance or the time and space to figure things out. I just need more time in a simple, comfortable space so I can settle. I just want to do anything I can to keep this living situation. I just want some stability in my life.

Thank you very much for supporting if you can. I can't explain the words of gratitude and appreciation I have.