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Keep a roof over Jakob's head in Essen
After a sudden layoff, Jakob is 4 months behind on rent and has a 10-day notice to quit from the landlord.
🇩🇪 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany2,260 views
After a sudden layoff at the warehouse, Jakob fell 4 months behind on rent. Last Saturday a 10-day notice to quit was taped to the door, and the amount owed is $1,650.
The landlord was understanding for a while, but has now been clear: if the arrears aren't cleared by October, the family must leave.
There are three school-aged children at home. Moving would mean new schools, a new commute and no deposit to put down anywhere else.
Jakob has started working weekend shifts, and is applying for help from local services, but nothing will arrive in time without the rest of the gap covered here.
The money will be paid directly to the landlord and I'll upload the receipt once it's done.
Where the $1,650 goes:
• Utilities in arrears: $105
• Rent arrears (4 months): $1,200
• Late fees and court costs: $345
If you're reading this, thank you.
- due date
- 2026-11-02
- bill type
- Rent arrears
Updates from Gabriele
Small update. $416 so far, I made the first payment toward rent arrears.
- Cameron G. Green 🇺🇸 · $10
- Lincoln W. Patterson 🇺🇸 · $20
“You got this. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Rockford”
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- Naliaka Mwanaisha Mbwambo 🇹🇿 · $10
- Vijay D. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $100
- Tomoko Nao Morita 🇯🇵 · $70
- Milena Vera Zaitsev 🇺🇦 · $10
- Olga Daria Nikitin 🇷🇺 · $21
- Oliver D. Kelley 🇺🇸 · $5
- Rubén Álvarez 🇪🇸 · $25
- Bushra Noreen Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $30
- Utami Sari Putra 🇮🇩 · $10
“Best of luck. Hope the October deadline works out. - Surakarta”
- Murugan F. Warrier 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $75
“Stay strong. Thought of Jakob all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”
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- Tushar D. Doshi 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kingsley Bolaji Williams 🇳🇬 · $20
- Camille B. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $500
“Thought of Jakob all day after reading this. - Thane”
- Gerald B. Harris 🇨🇦 · $200
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wishing you the best, Gabriele. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Bristol.
sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. Love from 6th of October City.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Love from Chennai.
Hope it all works out, Gabriele. Hope you get there
Sending good thoughts, Gabriele. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Gabriele. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 16 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Campinas
Keep going. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Oaxaca de Juárez.
Thanks for sharing this, Gabriele. Your post was clear and honest. Take care
Thinking of you and your family, Gabriele. Shared this with my family. Take care
I hope things turn around soon. Love from São Paulo
Thanks for sharing this, Gabriele. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Thinking of Essen.
keep going. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together