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Stop the eviction: 5 months of rent for Vivian's family in Abuja
A long illness left Vivian short on rent for 5 months; help us stay in our home.
🇳🇬 Abuja, Abuja FCT, Nigeria635 views
Following a long illness in the family, I fell 5 months behind on rent. Last Saturday a 10-day notice to quit was taped to my door, and the amount I owe is $450.
My landlord has been understanding for a while, but he has now been clear: if the arrears aren't cleared by May, we must leave.
I have a teenager still in school 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 evenings as a cleaner, 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 $450 goes:
• Rent arrears (5 months): $300
• Late fees and court costs: $30
• Utilities in arrears: $25
• First month of rent as a buffer: $95
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-06-04
- bill type
- Rent arrears
Updates from Vivian
Good news. Because of your gifts ($212 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50
- Luca Morelli 🇮🇹 · $10
“You got this! - Bologna”
- Isabella G. Mitchell 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hope the May deadline works out. - El Paso”
- Bruna Natália Dantas 🇧🇷 · $20
- Bryan S. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $25
- Cris F. Salvador 🇵🇭 · $13
“Only $13 but hope it helps. - Manila”
- Paisley Hunt 🇨🇦 · $10
- Isla P. Munoz 🇬🇧 · $59.50
- Silvia A. Serrano 🇲🇽 · $50
“Hope this helps. Hope the May deadline works out. - Ciudad de México”
- Ramón W. Cortés 🇨🇴 · $62
- Vusi R. Mokoena 🇿🇦 · $5
- Mauricio T. Aguilar 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
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You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Abuja.
Hope it all works out. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Giza.
Thinking of you, Vivian. This could happen to any of us. After 19 years in engineering I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Greetings from Munich.