They're living so hand-to-mouth that she simply couldn't afford the immediate cash-in-hand loss of the job despite any future payoff. By the sounds of it, the l

They're living so hand-to-mouth that she simply couldn't afford the immediate cash-in-hand loss of the job despite any future payoff. By the sounds of it, the landlord was pretty damn stretched, I doubt they could have negotiated. Maybe there's the option of replacement tenants downsizing for similar reasons, otherwise I feel a bit sorry for the poor landlord..