Oil tank replacement follow up-PLEASE HELP

[jeremysmom]

Bridgeport CT

I first want to thank those who replied to my earlier post. As suspected, immediately after I sent my landlord an email asking him when he planned to replace the tank, he called and left me a voicemail. He said that he had no idea the tank was patched in the years he owned the property, it had never leaked, and asked me to simply not disclose the patch to the oil companies. He then proposed putting the space heaters in the apartment. I called the housing code as someone had suggested. The inspector came by and did an inspection. When I picked up the report, it said that the oil tank was defective and needed to be maintenanced by a licensed contractor. It also said that there was no certificate of occupancy. Before he got the complaint from housing, he had responded to my original email and said that he would find an oil company to deliver to the house and would give them my contact info, then all I had to do was give them my billing information. I responded saying that I had no intention of lying to anyone about the tank and I refused his offer to put the space heaters in. Several days later he responds saying that the tank had not leaked since he bought the place, the patch was considered safe (the tank is re-bottomed with fiberglass) and would hold and that he was forwarding the email to his lawyer. My questions are, should I hold out and wait until the twentieth and file payment to court or go immediately, what should I do about the certificate of occupancy as there were several violations on the report, and if the tank was patched long ago because it did in fact leak at one point, wouldn't that mean that he is required by law to replace it since it will not pass code inspections? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

[Cvillecpm]

...you should ask to get out of your lease and have it granted IN WRITING