I need some help with a landlord-tennant problem...?

Question

I just recently entered into a lease for the habitation of a manufactured home on farm land. The lease in not even a month old (signed may 25, and habitation was set to start the first of june).I have been in and out of the home dropping moving boxes off and such however i have not yet started to live there. The last time i was in the home was about 2 weeks ago when soon after arriving to unload some boxes i noticed the power to have gone out after a summer storm. Returning to the home today I was surprised to find a huge flood of sewer waste (feces included) throughout the house most likely having started from a toilet overflow or sewer line damage. To say the least, there is no way one can live in a home like that. I now want to get out of my lease and was wondering whats the most efficient way to do so?
By the way I already paid first month's rent and the equivalent $ in security...I don't even want that back, i just want out.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

i was a little restricted in how much info i could disclose in my first post due to posting limits...anyway, i had in fact gotten a foretelling of what was to come when i first used the rest room in the home while on my first visit alone and noticed slight water and sewage seeping from the toilet after being flushed. i gave the homeowner a call and she acknowledged that she might know what the problem was and that some "drano" might help, and if not she would have to send someone over...i hadn't purchased or used "drano" on the system of the house yet due to my not living there yet. but in any case i doubt "drano" would have done anything to prevent this type of leakage. at this point however i'm just concerned that sewage that has been standing still for a week or two will probably not do anything positive for my health. now i just want out and don't want to have to find a place to stay meanwhile then have to go back to a home that erstwhile posed a serious health threat.

Answer 1

This is sort of confusing. Mobile homes on farm land usually are not hooked up to a sewer system. They usually have septic tanks. Either way, any backup would not be recognizable as feces with the sewer lines not in use for 2 weeks. I am not sure how it would get throught the house either, as both work with gravity and the sewer or septic tank is lower then the house. Over flowing septic tanks do nto flow into the house, they seep into the ground. You notice the problem, but it is outside.

All that aside.....

Did you call the home owner? As you likely have a well for water there is a HUGE health problem, the water may not be potable. He can not legally expect you to live there. Even w/o the water, feces in the house makes it a serious health issue.

If the homeowner does not let you out of lease, with a full refund, call the housing authortity. Don't bother them with power outages, but the sewer problem will get their attention.

Answer 2

search for Colorado state regulation to ascertain the timeframe that your landlord has to fix the oven. If the owner isn't violating the time-body, there is not any longer some thing you may do. in the adventure that they are, then i'd start up through suggesting that they in basic terms pass to a house progression save, purchase a sparkling variety, and pay for same day delivery. setting up is uncomplicated because they in basic terms set in position and plug in. (assuming its electric powered). in the adventure that they do violate the regulation for the timeframe to get it fixed, you've gotten the alternative to interrupt your employ and pass out. you would favor to contest in courtroom that your landlord did not meet their criminal responsibilities interior the employ, and also you may want to pass out with out penalty. even if you do, do not pay for the upkeep your self or withhold lease. in elementary words some states help you withhold lease for upkeep, and those that do enable it require you to pass to courtroom over the concern first. In those few states, the courtroom would order your lease deposited into an escrow account the position the owner can get it at the same time as they educate the upkeep are finished. interior the couple of minutes period. I propose you knock on your neighbor's door, introduce your self, clarify the concern, and ask in case you could boil some water for Mac and Cheese. you could also use a camp range once you've one. Ask your landlord in the adventure that they have one you could borrow. do exactly not use it interior because the carbon monoxide fumes will kill you (actually).

Answer 3

Check your lease agreement. It's going to be very difficult to get out of, but your lease agreement probably stipulates that the landlord is responsible for maintenance, repairs, and clean-up after a disaster like the one you described. If you try to simply walk away, your landlord can take you to court and make you pay the rent for all the months you were supposed to live there (and then he/she can rent the place to someone else and make even more money). Your best bet is to demand that the landlord take care of it, and if he/she doesn't you may be able to get a judge to declare the contract void.

Answer 4

Have you notified the landlord or property manager of the problem?