This happened to my parents in the 90s in Florida. They did a consultation with a lawyer and he told them to stop paying rent. So they did. Saved the money and used it to make a downpayment on their first house. I don’t know if it still applies but it’s probably worth a look.
Totally reasonable. I wish every electronic device would brick itself if it heard you talking shit about it. People are too rude to toasters.