We have been told by the Town of Blacksburg that one of four tenants which reside at 703 #3 Montgomery St (as well as one of four at 703 #1 Montgomery St) must be evicted due to a zoning ordinance. We are currently residing in a zone which prohibits the occupation of more than three unrelated tenants. However, our landlord failed to acknowledge this during the leasing process; incidentally he was, and has been, negligent in allowing us to sign without informing of us of this governmental regulation. The Town initially gave us four days to move out, to which Scott Noonkester (our landlord) appealed.

At this point the four of us have approximately six months to complete our degree and move out of Blacksburg for good. Therefore, we are asking the Town of Blacksburg to extend the deadline on our eviction notice to the end of May (and thus grant us a variance to the zoning ordinance).

It is important to note that none of us have criminal records, nor have we ever received any noise violations or complaints, nor have we ever been negligent on our rent and utility payments. It is also important to note that there is no danger or detriment (to ourselves or to those in adjacent properties) in allowing us to stay the remaining time of our lease. Please help us avoid such an unnecessary hardship.