[loop12]

Son signed a lease not noticing there is no air conditioning and the landlord states he still has to finish getting ready. Did not produce a c of o or final bldg inspection to us. House in uninhabitable and he has them paying from Dec 1st already and can't move in. There are no window treatments on any windows and they should be there right? Wall switch has no cover, hole in floor to crawlspace, drain clgoged up, plugged in radio and popped breakers, garage door opener does not work, and icemaker in frig was removed leaving unit half exposed. The landlord said he bought it like that so there is none. Covered a pond he removed with stones in backyard also. The home has not been cleaned either . They have a five year old and since the house is inhabitalbe in their terms can they break lease? It has been signed for 48 hours
And in Michigan . How do they do this?

[Fr_Chuck]

Unless specifically listed, the landlord does not have to furnish you with those documents, You may go to the building inspector and see if the house is indeed legal to rent.

If the house is not legal to rent, ( after you investigate) you can sue for all rent moneys back.
The court may not grant it, but it should allow you to break the lease.
The issue with breaking the lease, 100 people can say it is OK and legal, but the owner will sue and the judge will be the final say. His opinoin may differ from the 100.

Mich in December, a air condition is not required, come back to that argument in June or July, but unless listed in the lease, few of my rentals had air conditioning.

No window treatments are not required, in fact unless left by prior renter, none of my had any. If he toured the home, he saw it had none, if he did not ask, that is his issue.


Looks like son made a poor choice, he did inspect the home and agree it was OK to live in.
Fridge works? Keeps things cold, does not have to have a ice maker.
So a pond is filled in?? So there is a crack in a foundation??

I would expect you have not been in or to many low income rentals. What price range is this, that often shows what you get for your money.