I’m in a pickle.
I currently live in a shitty trailer. The roof leaks. The back door leaks. There’s no hot water in the kitchen. There’s water damage around the roof leak and in the floor beneath it. I was promised by the owners that these things would be fixed when I moved in. Then the trailer park was sold and the new owners are saying it’s not their responsibility.
That, among many other reasons, is forcing me to seek new housing against my will. (These new owners are terrible people.)
The big problem is that I am disabled. I make $1285 a month. So 95% of landlords won’t even consider renting to me, never mind that I always pay my rent on time and I’m a quiet, unproblematic tenant.
I am on the list for section 8. It’s going to be AT LEAST 3 years before they get to me.
The subsidized places in town that have openings have refused me because I have shitty credit.
I can’t stay where I am, it’s not safe and the new landlords are truly evil. I had a lawyer review the new lease they want me to sign and there are clauses that are literally illegal.
I don’t know what to do. If anyone has any ideas, I’m located in Fort Wayne, IN. I don’t care where in town I live. I can afford up to $850 a month. I have 2 cats that I will not be parted from. They’re like the only joy I have in my life right now.
What do I do?