I was evicted from the share house that I was living in when I was 19 because we refused to pay rent for two weeks.
The reason we refused to pay that rent was because the kitchen, bathroom and backyard were foot-deep in overflowing sewage, and the landlord refused to do anything about it.
That house also had holes in the floorboards, a front door that was impossible to secure (in a high-crime neighbourhood) and a balcony that was a blatant deathtrap.
It was the best place we could afford.
