What are grounds to move from a rented house?

Question

We justrecently moved from another state its a small town so we didnt have much choice in the way of renting we had 2 houses to choose from and one was just to smal for 4 people we have been in this house for less than 2 months we have een haveing major problems such as the air going out 4 times since we moved in and the landlord does not fix anything in a timely manner the septic tank has been pumped out 2 times and is now full again we have been told that there is problems with the plumbing under the foundation all he does is move lines around and re route them to another location the toilet and sink still overflow causeing it to flood 2 rooms in the house on a daily basis and i have called them at least 3 times a week every week and they still have yet to sed someone out the people who he sends to work on it are not professionals that know what they are doing so they give a temporary solution to a permanent problem and we now have black mold growing in one room and i know its other

Answer 1

You can contact the health dept for the mold issues and also you can pay the court your rent money with having them put pressure on your landlord in having this problem solved. You can also call the city county clerks office where you live and see what else could be done. I would personally recommend an attorney in this matter for if such is this bad and your children get's sick it will become a larger legal problem that is going to take attorney to become involved.

Answer 2

Contact the local health department and request an inspection.  Landlord will be given a set amount of time to rememdy situations that are contrary to law.  If he doesn't, health department will give you papers and authority to move out.

Answer 3

You could refer this to both the health dept and code enforcement.

If the house is condemned, the lease is not worth the paper it is printed on.

Answer 4

State and local law govern your situation. Google your state + tenant rights.

You can leave if you can establish uninhabitability, or you can stay and force the landlord to do the repairs. Your choice, depending on state law.

Here's some links from California: