Keep in mind that if you get an eviction notice in your record, that can make it harder to find a place to stay the next time you want to get a new place. In 2

Keep in mind that if you get an eviction notice in your record, that can make it harder to find a place to stay the next time you want to get a new place. In 2009 when I could no longer afford to pay rent, I chose to leave my apartment voluntary to avoid getting an eviction notice. That was critical a couple months later when I got a dumpy-but-better-than-nothing place to stay that checked to see if I had previously been evicted.