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Support My Emergency Relocation After Forced City Eviction

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Well friends, I have a really big ask. I need to relocate ASAP. Some of this will be copy/pasted from my recent Facebook posts, if you've been reading up on my situation you'll know that it's pretty dire.

The TLDR is this:
A neighbor filed a complaint against my landlord for an unpermitted ADU and now the city is evicting me with a 30 day vacate or demolish order without providing essential resources or relocation funds. I have a pretty big task ahead of me and I'm going to need a lot of financial support. There is no room in my budget to relocate, even though I am working full time between 2 jobs and running BabeFinder General LLC on the side. Right now, "The Plan" is to find a storage unit, lean on my friends, and wait for the right housing opportunity.

I am being forced to move from my home and I have no control over that. I'm worried about a lot and I really don't know how I'm going to pull through yet - but I know that I will and that's what I have to hold on to. Space for my animals and my business are my top priority.

I've decided with everything going on that it will be best to pause BabeFinder General, wrap up my end of year in person events, put the majority of my belongings in storage and ride out the winter until I can figure out a permanent housing situation - I will be staying in my vehicle part time while I commute between Portland and Seattle for recording and rehearsal with my band.

I know it helps if people can see what is needed and what is a priority.
If I lose my job during this time because of my lack of stability, or if I get sick or experience another emergency, I want to know that my basic needs are covered while I continue searching for a house.

A 10' x 15' storage unit is $90 dollars a month plus $15 fee for insurance, so for 6 months a total of $630

- I have a unit reserved in a climate controlled building, starting Dec. 7th and first month is paid down already.

I would need suitable storage solutions, totes and crates - not cardboard boxes. For example, four 27gal. stacking totes is approx. $50 - and I would probably need 12. So $150 just for those.

Vehicle registration will be about $500 - this includes a new title and taxes/fees plus a small penalty fee for a lapse in registration (it expired in August) If I start accumulating tickets, get towed, break down, I need to know that my vehicle won't be impounded during such a critical transitional time. I'm hoping to get that taken care of in the next week or so, but that would drain my account currently.

Gas is approx. $100 dollars to fill my tank and I spend that every weekend commuting between Seattle and Portland six hours round trip, plus $30 a week to drive to and from work plus errands. $520 month x 6 becomes $3120. I don't know how many trips I will need to make while moving but I imagine I will need several days and many trips. It could be $100 or it could be $300 in extra mileage.

I pay $150 dollars a month for my share of my rehearsal space - x 6 becomes $900

One HUGE positive is that I will be able to keep my animals here and continue renting the shed I use as my studio until I find a new place, but I will be pausing all online business and spending that borrowed time packing and organizing to move the studio after completing inventory for my upcoming holiday events. Rent will be $250 a month, I anticipate 6 months at the maximum, which puts that estimate at $1500

Cat food and poultry feed is $100 a month. So $600.

This puts me already at a total of:

$7500, conservatively.

First/last month's rent and a deposit + pet fees depends on the rental market, but a small house is anywhere from $1400-$2000 a month. Same for most 2 bedroom apartments. That becomes a $4000-$6000 fee JUST to move in. I am trying to avoid that until I can set the money aside to do so and hopefully cosign on a lease with my friend in April when he graduates. Then there are utilities like water/sewage/electricity/internet and household expenses like lightbulbs, minor maintenance fees and cleaning supplies. So I don't know if I should include that or not. That puts everything into upwards of 10,000 very quickly.

BabeFinder General pays for itself but is generally a loss. It's been a difficult year for business so now I work full time and run BFG on the side. My rent at my current place has been far below market average and that has been what has allowed me so much freedom until now.

I haven't included expenses in this list for food or laundry yet. If I qualify for food stamps again I won't have to worry about groceries as long as I'm able to cook, and I can do laundry while I am at the gym or staying with friends.

My main concern is moving on from this situation, getting back on track, and maintaining stability.

I will be on and off the road nationally and overseas from February to April vending and touring - these trips are an essential part of my income and I consider them an investment in future endeavors. I have obligations with Solicitor, a new record on the horizon and tours that require my attention and reliability. So, I will need to consider my options and my next moves very carefully. Saving up to move into a much more permanent situation is the long term goal.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, share as widely as you can, and always defend the faith.
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Amy Lee Carlson
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Portland, OR

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