Do you have a Section 8 package? Do you have questions before renting a house?

You have rights and more control than homeowners want to give you credit. If they rent their home to you, they are obligated by law to make all needed safety improvements and all repairs that occur through normal wear and tear. Be aware also that if something was already damaged and you caused it further damage they are responsible for repairing it. Because it should have been repaired previously. Each state has housing laws. Read them. And if you ever find yourself in court, get a lawyer. But don't let that lawyer sell you swamp land. Make him/her do their job!