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Help Shefali keep her home - 2 months behind on rent

A termination letter arrived last week. Shefali needs $600 to clear the arrears and stay housed in Chattogram.

🇧🇩 Chattogram, Bangladesh1,528 views
Habib Ratul Sheikh
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Chattogram
After a car accident that kept me from work for 7 weeks, Shefali fell 2 months behind on rent. Last Sunday a termination letter was taped to the door, and the amount owed is $600. The landlord was understanding for a while, but has now been clear: if the arrears aren't cleared by January, the family must leave. There are two young children at home. Moving would mean new schools, a new commute and no deposit to put down anywhere else. Shefali has started working night deliveries, and is applying for help from local services, but nothing will arrive in time without the rest of the gap covered here. Funds go to the landlord and nowhere else. Any amount left over after the arrears are cleared will go toward next month's rent. Where the $600 goes: • Rent arrears (2 months): $460 • Late fees and court costs: $25 • Utilities in arrears: $20 • First month of rent as a buffer: $95 Thank you for reading my story.
due date
2025-12-18
bill type
Rent arrears
#rent#eviction-prevention#family#housing

Updates from Habib

  1. Quick update: $368 raised so far (61%). I made the first payment toward rent arrears. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $232 raised so far (39%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • John M. Morgan 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Nuria K. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Ion Sorin Oprea 🇷🇴 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Iași”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Hang in there. Hope the January deadline works out. - Sacramento”

  • Fatema Sathi Mahmud 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Lorena Bianca Ribeiro 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. From Maringá with love.”

  • Kwesi Michael Gyasi 🇬🇭 · $20
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  • Gabriel B. Ramírez 🇲🇽 · $10
  • Huy Vũ Ha 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Concetta Conte 🇮🇹 · $25

    “Hope it all works out. My sister told me about this one. - Salerno”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $18

    “Thought of Shefali all day after reading this. - Birmingham”

  • Bakari Odhiambo Barasa 🇰🇪 · $13
  • Zahra Basma Metwally 🇲🇦 · $100

    “Thinking of you. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Casablanca”

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    “You got this. My cousin told me about this one. - Jinja”

  • Ugo Leonardo Fontana 🇮🇹 · $25
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  • Nadeem Salman Hanif 🇵🇰 · $42

    “Only $42 but hope it helps. - Lahore”

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  • Pilar R. Castillo

    keep going, Habib. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings

    $513 raised of $600

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