Unfortunately, it's not likely. If you were just given a 30-day no-fault eviction notice, it will realistically take a bit longer than 30 days to actually evict you should you choose not to comply and move. Upon the expiration of the 30 days, if you've not vacated the landlord will have to file an eviction proceeding in court. Once filed, there's an initial appearance before the judge and then the case is either settled then or it proceeds to trial, typically scheduled sometime in the next week. However, with a no-fault eviction there is often almost nothing you can do to "win" the case and stop the proceeding, and further fighting an eviction isn't without costs of its own. You have to pay a filing fee to the court, and you can actually be found liable for the other parties' attorney fees if the case doesn't settle, you request a trial and then ultimately lose, so you need to evaluate the case with an attorney before deciding to proceed in that manner. During landlord/tenant disputes, there are often only a few matters that ultimately have any real bearing on the outcome: a few technical notice-posting requirements, whether rent payments are up to date, and then habitability/repair issues/retaliation arguments, etc, if relevant. With 30-day notices, the last two factors are almost always irrelevant, so unfortunately hardship issues don't often weigh into the situation at all. Ultimately, what's most likely to happen is the judge would simply encourage you and the landlord to work something out by finding a convenient (and near) time to turn over the property and vacate the premises. These types of negotiations can happen immediately on your own, if possible. You can hire an attorney to try to negotiate for you, but if cost is the determining factor as to why moving is impossible, there's not likely going to be much benefit to paying an attorney to negotiate on your behalf when there's no chance of any economic recovery and the reality is that you'll ultimately have to move, regardless. If I've somehow misinterpreted your question and a 30 day no-fault eviction isn't the issue, please do re-post another question and/or contact me directly, or any other practicing landlord/tenant attorney in your area.
Answered on Jan 26th, 2012 at 6:52 PM