She lost her job and couldn't pay the rent two years ago

55 thousand dirhams saves "Umm Muhammad" from prison

(Umm Muhammad - Egyptian - 54 years old) received several shocks during her life, she started with divorce about 10 years ago, and suddenly she found herself responsible for taking care of four children, after her ex-husband traveled and left her alone facing her fate, but she did not give up, and was keen to educate her children, When the pregnancy increased, she came to the Emirates to work in 2019, and left her children with her mother in her town, and her mother fell ill, which forced her to bring two children to live with her in the Emirates, and left the two eldest sons in Egypt, and it was only a few months until the company in which she worked went bankrupt, and she lost Her job and her only source of income, and she was exposed to difficult financial conditions, which caused her inability to pay the rent arrears for the apartment in which she lives with her two sons (Muhammad and Ali), for a period of two years, until it reached 55 thousand dirhams, and the owner of the apartment resorted to the judiciary, and filed a rental lawsuit against her.

Currently, she is required to pay all the rent arrears accumulated on her at once, or to be expelled from the apartment and go to prison, leaving her two children without shelter or a breadwinner. that you are going through.

Umm Muhammad recounted the story of her suffering to "Emirates Today", saying that she got married in her town and gave birth to four children, and she was living a normal life, until marital disputes began, and she reached a dead end, and the divorce took place about 10 years ago, and her ex-husband traveled and left her alone with their children. The four, and she worked hard to bring her children to safety, and in 2019, she got a job opportunity in a private company in Ajman, so she left her four children with her mother, and came to the state to work to educate her children.

She added that the winds always come with what the ships do not desire, as her mother fell ill and was unable to take care of her children, which forced her to bring her two sons (Muhammad and Ali) to live with her in Ajman, and she left her two daughters to complete their studies in Egypt, and about two years ago the private company that was working It led to financial hardship that led to the declaration of bankruptcy, the services of all its employees were terminated, and she lost her job and her only source of income, which led to a severe deterioration in her financial situation.

And (Umm Muhammad) continued that she did not give in to despair and went out to search for a new job opportunity and knocked on the doors of government and private agencies in search of any job, but all her efforts failed, and during this period the rental installments began to accumulate on her, and she resorted to the owner of the house and explained to him her circumstances, and asked There is a deadline to pay the rent arrears, noting that she has started to prepare some food and sweets and sell them to neighbors and friends for meager earnings that are not enough to meet the needs of the house in terms of food and drink.

She indicated that she had been searching for work throughout that period, hoping to find a job that would help her support her family, and months passed and rental installments accumulated for two years at a value of 55 thousand dirhams, and the homeowner despaired of obtaining rental arrears, and resorted to the court and filed a rental lawsuit against her, Demanding the payment of all rental dues, she tried to seek help from family and friends, but due to the poor conditions of everyone around her, they were unable to provide her with assistance, and now she is threatened with imprisonment, and she does not know how to obtain the amount required of her, to get out of this predicament.

• “Umm Muhammad” supports 4 children and lives by selling food and sweets to friends and neighbors.