Options

The rent increase has been verified to be $30 more per month or $865 per month rent and $40 per month for a parking stall. The minimum qualifying income would be $1,730 per month. In any case, disqualification is imminent because the minimum monthly qualifying monthly income has never been met or certified. The housing specialists from the Sand Island homeless shelter has “finagled” the financial data and “pulled strings” to accomplish the housing goal. No consideration was given to the time period beyond one year.

The options that will present themselves is as follow:

• Miraculous recertification and renewal of the lease at the “old folks home” for another year at $865 per month and $40 per month for a parking stall. The cell at the “old folks home” would be retained until the next annual recertification. Then, the same angst would be experienced again.
• No recertification and eviction at the end of December. Prior to that event, an application to return to the Sand Island homeless shelter would be submitted. Concurrently, an order for a cargo van camper conversion would be made to insure delivery within two months.
• Mummify recertification process and return to homelessness. An order for the cargo van camper conversion would have to be made by October for timely arrival before the end of December. Or, the purchase of a leasehold unit in the “rustic” Waikiki condominium could be initiated.

The financial impact of each option can easily extrapolated. Remaining at the “old folks home” would cost $360 more per year. The purchase of the cargo van camper conversion would cost about $60,000 not including shipping from the mainland empire. No rental costs aside from optional reserved covered parking would be incurred. The leasehold unit in the “rustic” Waikiki condominium complex would cost about $50,000 and monthly costs would be $1,000 per month with an increase of $50 per month every year.