Doesn’t matter how long you had been paying rent. You owe two month rent and now say you don’t ahve the money becaue you spent it on bills. How do you figure that you are somwhow going to dig out the way you are going?
If you want out here is your gameplan. Use the following link to the San Diego Housing Commission
If you went to get a masters and have student loasn I would contact your current lender and request a deferrment or forbearance. The government proveds you with up to 6 years where you can postpone payment on Federal Loans without adversely affecting your credit. This will free up you monthly cashflow to make you required payments to other debtholder of yours.
Go through the properties and find one You like. Speak with Vicki at the housing commission. That is the way you will find you way out. If you had done this two years ago you would already be in an ownership situation.