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Stop the eviction: 5 months of rent for Yonas's family in Jimma
After a cut in working hours, Yonas is 5 months behind on rent and has a termination letter from the landlord.
🇪🇹 Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia943 views
After a sudden layoff at the packaging plant, I fell 5 months behind on rent. Last Sunday a termination letter was taped to my door, and the amount I owe is $150.
My landlord has been understanding for a while, but he has now been clear: if the arrears aren't cleared by July, 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 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 $150 goes:
• Late fees and court costs: $20
• First month of rent as a buffer: $85
• Utilities in arrears: $45
Thank you for reading my story.
- Yonas
- due date
- 2025-06-15
- bill type
- Rent arrears
Updates from Yonas
Small update. $79 so far, I made the first payment toward utilities in arrears.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($29 in total) I made the first payment toward late fees and court costs. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 17% thanks to 1 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
- Frank H. Fitzgerald 🇺🇸 · $50
- Wanjiru Beatrice Mwesigwa 🇹🇿 · $4
“Hang in there. Hope the July deadline works out. - Dar es Salaam”
- Stelios Nikolaos Michailidis 🇬🇷 · $25
“God bless. Hope the July deadline works out. - Piraeus”
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Wishing you peace, Yonas. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Stuttgart.
Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together.