well, the property manager claims that the building owner is in the process of contacting his lawyer.
i don't know if that means that he's planning on carrying through with an eviction or planning on buying me out. but, that was pretty much the only answer i could accept without moving to the next step.
and, i guess they'll have until monday to get me a response.
the cheapest and easiest thing to do is to buy me out, and i'll happily take the offer.