I’m accidentally, “Too Rich”.

So I’m moving apartments soon. My current lease is up June 12th, and I want to move June 1st so that way my cat gets comfortable being in a new environment because I leave for out of town on the 8th. Stressful.

There is program in our city where certain units are income restricted. As a server, I am within that demographic. However, since I go out of town soon after I move, I have been hustling at work for money for my trip AND to pay the rent at my current place AND all the fees that come with the new fees. Doubles on doubles for the last month. The apartment wanted the last two paystubs, which i submitted, yesterday I found out that those paystubs made me, “too rich” to be approved because it projected me to make 53k with only two paychecks. I need to make under 50k to be eligible. As a server, I don’t make salary and our tips vary. Especially over the summer, which is our slow season. I’ve never made over 50k a year EVER. The highest i’ve ever made was 40k. I don’t know what to do, or who to call to make them understand. I’ve tried getting a hold of Erica Newman because she is the cousin woman in charge of the program and everyone I call seems to all point their fingers at her. I can’t reach her. And I know that woman is overworked and underpaid.

Not only am I “too rich” to be approved, but I even offered to pay the regular price, but I don’t make 3x the rent to be approved for the regular units. So I fall in the middle. I’m poor, but not poor enough to be approved, but still too poor to just lease it out. Time is ticking and I feel like I wasted my time waiting for approval only for it to not matter. I have to take off work tomorrow again to search for a new place on such short notice.

I don’t know what to do and I feel so helpless. Is someone I can call to explain my situation on what’s going on? I need adult guidance. Thank you in advance.