- Jurisdiction
- Maine
My fiance, myself and my 2 year old daughter have lived in our apartment for a year and a half. Recently my boyfriend was injured at work and is receiving $288 in workers compensation. I have to stay home and take care of him and our daughter. He will be out of work for 6 months minimum. We can no longer afford to pay our rent, and are 2 months behind as of July 1st. Our landlord has been patient waiting for us to catch up, but we just absolutely cannot afford to pay. We've tried general assistance and we were denied. I would rather move to a more affordable place before we get evicted, but the problem is I can't afford to pay her before doing so. Is it legal for me to even do this? I feel absolutely horrible and don't know what to tell her, and would work on paying her back once we were able to do so. I would think our landlord would rather us leave while owing money than get more rent racked up and have to go to court for eviction? We have no lease either so we wouldn't be breaking a contract. Is there any advice to give on what steps I can take from here? (I will also add I don't have a car, which was part of another legal issue I previously posted.) This is making it impossible for me to travel to find possible work/help to pay our rent.