what ever you do, dont stop paying your rent. This happened to my brother after he rented a house that was being renovated. They promised to have the reno's done within a couple of weeks (obviously tax purposes) and 12 months down the track it still wasnt done. He took matters into his own hands and stopped paying rent and then got threatened with court for unpaid rent. They settled out of court, but my brother ended up with no house after he was evicted.