Julie, I read your letter to Shirley and I was quite upset.   I understand you are going to court for eviction and it is too bad that you could not have brought a case against the brother that owes you money for payroll damages and try to get the same judge....and then write a letter to the judge explaining the entire problem and hand it to the bailiff during the case, referencing the other case in payroll wages owed and ask for the eviction to be dissolved.....with the "boss" brother in the court room with the judge making him shell out the money to the landlord to stop the eviction.   Then the other brother can make payments to you on back payroll wages, and then you can possibly take out a small bridge loan based on your new job and refinance your car (where the payments would start in another month) and maybe that would help?  

I also hope that you have referenced in a spreadsheet with copies of your bank statements all the payments to this landlord for the history of your stay there....and prove to the judge that this person has their back pay amount incorrect.