What are tenant rights

What are tenant's rights?
Tenants have the legal right to possess the premises. A tenant also has a right, under modern "Warranty of Habitability" statutes and court opinions to "Decent, Safe and Sanitary" housing. If the housing is, or becomes, uninhabitable through no fault of the tenant, the tenant may void any lease or agreement and sometimes recover damages.
Most state law and courts hold that a premises is unlivable or "untenantable," if the problem is substantial and involves:
• waterproofing and weather proofing such as leaking roof, flooded basement or broken windows.
• plumbing that is not in good ...