A study out of the University of Nevada Las Vegas has confirmed that regardless of what your landlord is doing, odds are that specific thing is illegal.
“After hearing stories from friends about their landlords passing off illegal activity as ‘normal practices,’ I decided to see if this was
Wow that’s heavy. I once waited a long time before asking for a reduction in rent due to a similar situation, and received it. Is that a possibility for you? Also at least where I live there are renter run associations that can help.