Eviction moratorium was a federal government thing. That's over. Evictions are done by local governments anyway. There are thousands of ways they are doing this. This is a tough situation.
DO THESE STEPS:
-Hang In there, this will take some focus
-Don't just move out
-A court date is NOT an eviction date. Eviction date/lock out date will usually be decided in court
-Don't just ask for more time in court without a plan. Make a plan
-Try to pay and get the court case released BEFORE that date if you can
-Get a calendar out, write down all important dates (Court dates, lock-out dates, dues dates)
-Write amounts needed on that calendar, and other things you'll need to pay
-Is there anything ELSE you're doing in violation of lease? (unauthorized guest, pet, junk on patio, etc?) If there is, STOP that
-Do the difficult math
-Can you offer to leave voluntarily to avoid the eviction? This will greatly help you in the future
-If you can't avoid the eviction, go to court anyway
-If the court/sheriff has given a lock-out date, MAKE A PLAN for your things in your apartment, you will probably not get time to move your belongings, on that day they lock it, and usually they plan on calling a trash-out company later to empty out everything, and send a bill to YOU for it in collections.
-If you owe $3000, but only have $1000, it might be unavoidable to get the eviction. In that case, think about finding a storage unit for $100 for your things, so you can make the next step from there.
-Breathe through this whole thing, remember you can live through it
Landlords are stressed, renters are in danger of being homeless. Lets make solutions, god bless.
