Problem with my landlord...advice please?

ok so we have a lease until june 30th 2009.In the lease it says that my husband would help the landlord with repairs to the house and be paid $15hr and will be credited towards the trash and water bill. My husband has done $456 of work on the house and the landlord agreed to creidt us the utilities til the end of our lease. Well the landlord is now trying to get us to sign another agreement that would leave us in charge of the water bill because he hasnt paid it in 4 months. Well the water company is turning off the water friday because of this. I have topay the water bill cause we cant be without water, we have an infant in the house.





There is so much wrong with this house, there are holes in the roof and the ceiling that the landlord refuses to repair, and this is allowing rain and squirels into the house. The upstairs faucet is broken and water leaks everywhere when we run it... I could go on and on. Well ive told the landlord on so many occasions about these problems and he just says he has no money to fix it and thats it. But demands that we still pay him rent. We planning on moving but are saving up money to do so. Is there anything we can do?Problem with my landlord...advice please?
If he allowes the water to be shut off for non-payment that is constructuve eviction and illegal. Does your husband have any proof of the amount due to be credited? If so and he still does not pay the water bill, then he needs to pay your husband that amount directly.





You are legally required to pay rent till the day you move out. It is illegal to with hold rent for things needing to be fixed. If you do not pay the rent then he can legally evict you. I know you are planning on moving anyway, but you will not be able to rent another place with an eviction on your record.





It is also illegal to just move out for those issues if you have a lease. If you are breaking a lease due to lack of repairs, then it MUST be court orderd, or they could sue you for any lease break fees stated in your lease.





There is a proper procedure that must be followed in these cases.Problem with my landlord...advice please?
He is a slum landlord. Let them turn off the water. Move out. Report him to the city for renting out a unsafe residence. You will have to move , no doubt. But be buggered if he should be allowed to continue to make money on a dwelling that is not liveable. Your lease should also have in it that the landlord is suppose to supply you with water. He is reneging on that part of the agreement. Monetary compensation has to come back to you.
Why would you move into a place with that many problems.





Don't pay the water bill. Do not sign the new agreement. Call the local housing authority.





Next time, be smart and think of the consquences of all the agreements. You pretty much got screwed with your husband doing repairs.
Document everything and call a lawyer immediately. Seriously, find someone who does landlord-tenant law in the phone book. Go for a consultation and ask them what to do.





And no, sign NOTHING.
You should have moved long ago. Document all the damages, contact code enforcement and pack your things NOW.