Does our situation warrant an abandonment remedy?

I am in Oakland, CA.





My wife and I moved into a cottage rental last June. Since then, the quaint rental has begun to show its share of ailments. We are to a point where we just can't use all the space all the time to it's full potential for one reason or another. The landlord is making an earnest effort to keep up with repairs, but we just really want to get out and let them sort it out for the next tenant so we can get on with our lives.





To begin, some of the power fixtures and lighting does not work. There is one useless outlet that is mounted flush with the floor in the bathroom-- perfect placement to interact with a bathtub or toilet overflow.





As the winter months came, we discovered that the heating system wasn't just shut down for the summer, it was broken. After alerting our landlord, we all agreed to do a repair and deduct remedy. Heater was repaired, but the thermostat has a mind of its own. Also, the ducting cannot transmit warm air to the bedroom, so we have to run space heaters in there while other rooms turn into ovens. We will be writing up a new repair request for that soon.





The house is old, and has some original windows predating the 1920's. They are wood, decaying, require a crowbar to open and close, and don't have screens (screens have to be custom built.) In the bathroom, one of these such windows lacks a screen... so we have to keep the window closed, even though it is needed for proper ventilation. Our bathroom shows no visible signs of mold, but it is definitely growing on the underside of our mats.





A couple weeks back, our garage door came completely off its mountings- this was repaired same day, though they remounted it back into the same rotting wood work.





The big problem is a hole in the ceiling about the size of a dinner platter from water damage. This hole is right above where my head should be if we hadn't moved the bed to the middle of the room. The roof has been "repaired" about four times, yet still leaks, so the ceiling hasn't been patched yet. The initial ceiling collapse happened at night five minutes after I had moved the bed due to the leak streaming onto my face.





Ultimately, we don't feel like we are actually "living" in this house. It's more like were on a long term inspection.





Does anyone have a good opinion about whether or not we should opt to move out? We don't want to lose our deposit since it is the equivalent of 3 months rent. Regardless, we won't be renewing the lease.|||Run!