Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

My wife and I moved to Florida a year ago,we rented a house and Paid 6 months in advance,we immediatley started to look for work,we ran out of money in april,we are behind on everything including rent,car payments,utilities,we work temp jobs that offer very few hours per month.The house has central air that has not worked since april 28th,we are waiting for a workers comp case to close and with being behind in all our bills,about ready to lose our car,and 2 and a half months behind in our rent,our landlord is now evicting us,is there anything we can do before we find ourselves in the street wth no where to go and no way to get there,Public assistance says because we work temp jobs we are not eligible for food stamps,or anything else.If you can Please help us.


Asked on 8/16/09, 4:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

I feel for your situation. The first thing that comes to mind is see if you qualify for unemployment compensation; I'm not sure if you do with temporary employment jobs, but it is really worth looking into. The second thing that comes to my mind is to see if declaring bankruptcy will help; you may be able to at least keep your car for a while. The third thing that comes to my mind (not legal) is to make sure you are using all available job bank resources: careerbuilder.com, monster.com; make sure you have well-written resumes posted. There are also some job sites which are specialized to particular industries, and maybe you could look at those too.

Please look into unemployment @ www.fluidnow.com. Please also get a free consultation with a bankruptcy attorney to determine if they may help you. Email me if you want your resume reviewed or help with job postings. I can't help with bankruptcy or worker's comp b/c I have never practiced that kind of law.

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Answered on 8/16/09, 8:17 pm


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