USlegal.corn states, \"In landlord-tenant law, a warranty of habitability is implied in a residential lease. The law imposes certain duties on a landlord to maintain the premises in habitable condition. Failure to do so, such as providing adequate weatherproofing, available heat, water and electricity, and clean, sanitary and structurally safe premises, may be legal justication for a tenant's defensive acts, such as moving out (even in the middle of a lease], paying less rent, withholding the entire rent until the problem is fixed, making necessary repairs (or hiring someone to make them and deducting the cost from next month's rent).\" This goes into detail of what the landlord must provide safely in order for the structure to be allowed tenants to reside