If you can't borrow it, you have to find a way to make it... but that's a lot easier said than done. The eviction process is slow and painful, so I'd just try to drag it out as long as possible while setting money aside from your new job to find a new place if you can't come to an understanding with your landlord. I've been in a similar situation where my father lost his job and my family was going through the eviction process. Granted we were dealing with a mortgage (its easier to evict renters than homeowners) in a blue state, so that not only made it harder for them to evict us, but we used a bankruptcy filing to prolong the inevitable. After 2 years of nonpayment and failed auctions, they finally offered us $7k to help us move. We had already built up a wholesale business at this point with sweat equity (postdated checks, vendor terms, etc.), got a warehouse & commercial fleet so our income was solid now and we decided the check from the bank was basically free money so we took the offer to move, especially since I wanted to start buying real estate and become a landlord myself anyway. I'd look into all the laws regarding renters' rights and how long the eviction process usually takes in your state and come up with a game plan.