Ms Mari Coetsee, who goes by @intheworldofmari on TikTok, had been staying in her last apartment for two years when her lease ended, which drove her to temporarily stay with a friend, as the landlord said no to a short one to two-month extension.Ms Coetsee is now in need of a place to stay for around six weeks, although she knows that usually, flats in Singapore are rented out for at least three months. And AirBnB is out of the question, as they’re illegal in the country.
The alternatives—a serviced apartment or even a hotel could cost her as much as $8,000— too expensive for her.“It’s absolutely insane. It’s mental.” And to complicate matters, she has a dog—a maltipoo—so the place she gets needs to be able to house both her and her little dog too. “Of course, I know that is not an easy task. Anyone with a room available, anyone that knows anything that can help me, please just reach out. I’m so tired. Hopefully the power of social media can help out.”
Ms Coetsee added that one other option would be for her to get a room and for her dog to be housed elsewhere.In a follow-up to her video, she said she was overwhelmed with the response she got from people who reached out to help.