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    Default Mobile Home Lot Uninhabitable, Landlord Not Fixing the Problem

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: NC
    My doublewide sits on a rented lot that I have rented for the past 12 years, 3 years ago we noticed the soil was getting wetter and wetter and informed the landlord in person, nothing was done to fix the issue. Now the land has become swamp like and you can no longer walk on it, the footings under the house are washing away and the house is splitting causing structural damage. We sent a certified letter to the landlord who has not responded, we do not think the house will be habitable much longer. What recourse do we have?

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    Default Re: Mobile Home Lot Uninhabitable, Landlord Not Fixing the Problem

    You're on a month-to-month lease? You can give a month's notice any time you want, and move.

    What's the source of the water?

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    Default Re: Mobile Home Lot Uninhabitable, Landlord Not Fixing the Problem

    I do have a month to month lease but do you have any clue how expensive it is to move a doublewide and how hard it is to find a place that will except a used lived in mobile home? I couldn't afford to move it even if I wanted to.....we think the source is from a group of old septic tanks that are buried but since the problem will not be looked into we have no way of knowing for sure.

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    Default Re: Mobile Home Lot Uninhabitable, Landlord Not Fixing the Problem

    Presumably there's a department within the local unit of government, perhaps the health department, that inspects and approves septic fields. See if you can get them to perform an inspection.

    Does your landlord have any control over the septic tanks or fields that you suspect may be the cause of the problem?

    Are we talking about your renting a lot in a manufactured home community, or simply renting a parcel of land somewhere that's independent of the larger community?

    Do you have a written lease?

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    Default Re: Mobile Home Lot Uninhabitable, Landlord Not Fixing the Problem

    I have a written lease and I do live in a small park 8 mobile homes, 3 years ago we were switched from well/septic to county water so my guess is he is still responsible fot the septic systems left in the ground. I will call the health dept. tomorrow.

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