I need advise on a rental?

Question

my daughter and her husband rented this old gross trailer. They were in desperate need of a place to move and they felt they could fix it up.. They had mold in the walls , no shower, and carpet that was so bad I can't even explain. The blind were falling off and the floors were nasty. We helped them clean it up and fix every thing all we asked the landlord to do was repair the shower and check the electrical cause it kept going out. They fixed the shower but days later it leaked everywhere and still does they said they would have someone out to check the wiring and they didn't so had someone and they said it was sparking inside the walls and had to turn off all outlets. This has been 3 weeks now. Still no power or shower.. They havent cashed the rent check I sent them. Now last night he said he will have to make the place unlivable and they will have to move and the only thing he is willing to give them back is june rent. They have lease till Sept. What should we do???

Answer 1

Take the money back and move. The landlord is doing the right thing and is not fighting it. This is the BEST POSSIBLE outcome.

The lease is meaningless if the place isn't fit for human habitation and if the landlord was fighting the issue their only recourse would be to break the lease and move. The landlord is offering to refund the rent already paid; you won't get a better offer than that.

Answer 2

be glad that the landlord did the right thing. there is obviously too many problems for him to fix it. i would not be fighting it, get ur security and rent back. sounds like unliveable conditions if theres no plumbing or electric.

Answer 3

You should GLADLY accept the refund and get out of that fire trap as soon as you are physically able to do so. Chalk this one up to 'expensive lesson', and don't be renting such places in the future.