What is the name of your state? IL
About 6 months after I bought my condo I got laid off of my job. That was almost 2 years ago. I am a only parent, no child support and have been trying to play catch up every since that layoff. It took almost 9 months to get a fulltime job that paid 1/2 decent. I am now in fulltime school and work 3 jobs, one of them fulltime. But they don't pay enough for me to really pay all my bills. I switch bills every month of what i pay, i don't buy much food (I personally havent eaten in 5 days, just buy basics so my teen can eat), I dont go out, or drink, smoke, do drugs, etc. So really I am struggling truly just by trying to live. 800 numbers (collectors) call my house every few minutes and i cant answer them.
My association fees tend to get paid every 1-2 months because of this balancing act. Well apperantly they are fed up with me now because I just received a letter today from a laywer saying if I don't pay 800.00 in 30 days they will take possession of my condo. (2 months, plus this month, plus legal fees)
Obviously, its my fault. But its not from lack of trying or doing anything wrong. I am in school to try to make a better life. Where this gets worse is in three days I am starting a completely different job. It will be one where I only have to work 1 job and get the same amount of money. 3 days of working there as opposed to working 7. The problem is, who knows when I will get my first paycheck from them. I will get one check from my curent job in 2 weeks, but it will be for only 1 weeks pay. And even if it were 2 weeks worth, it wouldn't cover the 800.00. And everyone in my family is now dead, and being that i worked so much and never went out, i don't even have close friends that i can approach.
How can I approach the association with this? HOw can I ask them to give me time to make payments? Does anyone have any advice? I took this new job in hopes that it will make my life better and now i am afraid it might end in my losing the condo because i dont know when i will be paid. Please help.
About 6 months after I bought my condo I got laid off of my job. That was almost 2 years ago. I am a only parent, no child support and have been trying to play catch up every since that layoff. It took almost 9 months to get a fulltime job that paid 1/2 decent. I am now in fulltime school and work 3 jobs, one of them fulltime. But they don't pay enough for me to really pay all my bills. I switch bills every month of what i pay, i don't buy much food (I personally havent eaten in 5 days, just buy basics so my teen can eat), I dont go out, or drink, smoke, do drugs, etc. So really I am struggling truly just by trying to live. 800 numbers (collectors) call my house every few minutes and i cant answer them.
My association fees tend to get paid every 1-2 months because of this balancing act. Well apperantly they are fed up with me now because I just received a letter today from a laywer saying if I don't pay 800.00 in 30 days they will take possession of my condo. (2 months, plus this month, plus legal fees)
Obviously, its my fault. But its not from lack of trying or doing anything wrong. I am in school to try to make a better life. Where this gets worse is in three days I am starting a completely different job. It will be one where I only have to work 1 job and get the same amount of money. 3 days of working there as opposed to working 7. The problem is, who knows when I will get my first paycheck from them. I will get one check from my curent job in 2 weeks, but it will be for only 1 weeks pay. And even if it were 2 weeks worth, it wouldn't cover the 800.00. And everyone in my family is now dead, and being that i worked so much and never went out, i don't even have close friends that i can approach.
How can I approach the association with this? HOw can I ask them to give me time to make payments? Does anyone have any advice? I took this new job in hopes that it will make my life better and now i am afraid it might end in my losing the condo because i dont know when i will be paid. Please help.