What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
we have been having issues with the house we are renting, finally after over a year our landlord fixed the half of the roof that had been leaking terribly. Now we are having an issue with mold in the upstairs bathroom and the tile that he attempted to repair by placing tile sheeting onto a rotted wall is falling apart. We were going to tell him that we were going to have it fixed properly and take it from the rent, but now I recieved notice that the house is and has been in foreclosure for about 3/4 months now. The law firm just found out that there was tenants living in the home as the LL has himself listed as living here (he lives in town with his mother for many years now)...after speaking to them they informed me this has been in process for almost a year now. I spoke to my LL today to see if he would say anything .... he stated nothing about being in foreclosure although I know he is recieving an onslaught of notices at his mothers house (the address is listed in the mailings also) My question is what do I do? Do I go ahead and do the repair of the bathroom which involves the health of my family even though he is saying no, do I place my rent into an escrow account? I know the house does not have a certificate of occupancy and he is not legally allowed to collect rent but I do feel bad for him to a point...however not enough to place my family in a position of suddenly having to move and giving this man money which is supposed to be for a secure place to live. As to those who are going to answer "Just Move" that would be a fantastic option however in a town that is literally one square mile there are not often homes up for rent and I do not want to take my children out of school where they are doing so well. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated!
we have been having issues with the house we are renting, finally after over a year our landlord fixed the half of the roof that had been leaking terribly. Now we are having an issue with mold in the upstairs bathroom and the tile that he attempted to repair by placing tile sheeting onto a rotted wall is falling apart. We were going to tell him that we were going to have it fixed properly and take it from the rent, but now I recieved notice that the house is and has been in foreclosure for about 3/4 months now. The law firm just found out that there was tenants living in the home as the LL has himself listed as living here (he lives in town with his mother for many years now)...after speaking to them they informed me this has been in process for almost a year now. I spoke to my LL today to see if he would say anything .... he stated nothing about being in foreclosure although I know he is recieving an onslaught of notices at his mothers house (the address is listed in the mailings also) My question is what do I do? Do I go ahead and do the repair of the bathroom which involves the health of my family even though he is saying no, do I place my rent into an escrow account? I know the house does not have a certificate of occupancy and he is not legally allowed to collect rent but I do feel bad for him to a point...however not enough to place my family in a position of suddenly having to move and giving this man money which is supposed to be for a secure place to live. As to those who are going to answer "Just Move" that would be a fantastic option however in a town that is literally one square mile there are not often homes up for rent and I do not want to take my children out of school where they are doing so well. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated!