<prompt> Human: Long story short, my mother had decided to rent a home from a man who owns multiple properties. The man insisted that he was purchasing the house and knew the owner of it. My mother moved in approximately 3 months ago, and has given the landlord over 4,000 to live in the home.After several months, he still doesnt own the home, but my mother cannot afford to leave. The lease is month-to-month, and can be ended at any time. Ive urged my mother to contact a lawyer and the home owner, which she has done the latter.Should she continue to pay a landlord that doesnt own a home but claims to be purchasing it, or should she reach out for legal help? Can the landlord evict her on any legal grounds considering he doesnt own the home, therefor making the lease null?On a side note, there are multiple plumbing and other issues including bees that the landlord wont to attend to.Help!  <response>: These are all great questions for a local lawyer specializing in tenantlandlord law. 