Help Jax Recover from Unpaid Rent Crisis

Story

Hi, I’m Jax and this is the last thing I ever expected to be doing. I’m not someone who likes asking for help—but the situation I’m in right now was caused by someone I trusted, and I can’t recover from it on my own. Last year, I signed a lease with someone. We were both supposed to be responsible for the apartment. She told me she was going through a tough time, and I believed her. So I covered her half of the deposit and tried to be patient when she missed rent, month after month. I kept thinking I was being kind, that she’d get back on her feet. Instead, she took complete advantage of me. She never once paid rent. Not a single month. When I finally told her I couldn’t afford to keep covering for her anymore, she flipped—hard. She accused me of being unsafe, tried to play victim, and then sent me the most vile, hateful messages I’ve ever received. She told me to kill myself. She said she hoped I’d get AIDS. That if I did, there’d be “one less fag in the world.” I’m gay. This wasn’t just financial abuse—it was targeted, disgusting hatred. I had to go through the legal system to evict her and got a $2,700 judgment against her, but she’s since disappeared, changed her name, and hasn’t paid a dime. I’m still stuck with the debt. The stress from all this has made my complex refuse to renew my lease, and now I have two months to find a new place and somehow manage deposits, moving costs, and the rent I’ve been left to carry alone. I’ve been working through all of this. I’m not asking for luxury—just for a little help to get stable again. I’ve set this at $5,000 to cover: Rent I’ve been left paying by myself Application and deposit fees for a new home Moving costs and basic recovery expenses I did everything right. I followed the rules. I showed kindness, and it was used to destroy my safety, finances, and sense of self. If you can help, even by sharing this, it would genuinely mean the world. Thank you for reading.