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Keep a roof over Maria's head in Curitiba
After a cut in working hours, Maria is 2 months behind on rent and has a 10-day notice to quit from the landlord.
🇧🇷 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil1,313 views
After a sudden layoff at the hotel, I fell 2 months behind on rent. Last Thursday a 10-day notice to quit was taped to my door, and the amount I owe is $900.
My landlord has been understanding for a while, but he has now been clear: if the arrears aren't cleared by August, we must leave.
I have a toddler and a baby at home. Moving isn't just an expense - it would mean new schools, a new commute and no deposit to put down anywhere else.
I have started working extra hours at a market stall, and I'm 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 $900 goes:
• Utilities in arrears: $95
• Rent arrears (2 months): $600
• First month of rent as a buffer: $205
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Maria
- due date
- 2026-08-18
- bill type
- Rent arrears
Updates from Maria
Thank you all. We're at 41% now ($367). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 27% funded and I made the first payment toward first month of rent as a buffer.
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Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Sending good thoughts, Maria. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.