I have been living in a basement apartment in a couple’s house in NY. It is a very large apt that needed some work that I thought would be worth to do to stay here (painting, little touch ups here and there). This is in Westchester county NY where rent prices are out of this world and utilities are included here.

When I came in the window was pretty destroyed by water damage, a problem that was stated was fixed. I had him pay a friend of mine to clean it up a little to make it presentable and fix the sill itself. Water is now "pouring" in from the top of that windows and another one in the same room.

I do not have a lease here and in starting a new job he has been nice about letting me catch up the rent with him. I am worried to talk to him about fixing the damages because of owing him some of the rent in fear he will just throw me out instead of fixing the water problem. I just started a new job where I work from home and my training ends at the end of this month. If I don't have a place I probably won't have a job. I don't know what to do and rent is due again tomorrow. Please advise, anything would be so greatly appreciated.