Pascale, don't you guys have some RIGHTS over there??? Here, if we are renting, we have a Tenants Association. We are entitled to live in decent and safe conditions!! Wet walls produce mold and that is NOT safe. washing machine outside??? OMG???? Where i live, that would NOT be accepted. We would call the Tenants Association, and they would force the owners of the buildings to make renonvations. and they would have to pay for us to live in alternative housing until they fixed the problem. No wonder you wanna go to Venus!! Joe, i love Mom & Pop places!!! Mike, jeesh, i NEED some age treatments!!! i'm only on the 2nd book right now.