Renters could soon get rent back from their landlord if they are made to live in shoddy accommodation.
This is under a Government plan to crack down on bad landlords.
If the plans are brought in, tenants can sue their landlords for rent refunds if they are living in poorly maintained properties.
The idea comes from the Department for Levelling Up.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said this weekend that the Government is thinking up ways to improve renters' conditions.
He said a "blueprint for renters" would see an end to section 21 evictions, better known as 'no-fault' evictions.
Government evidence also shows that the end of tenancies through the Section 21 process is one of the biggest causes of family homelessness.
Section 21 is a legal process landlords must follow if they want to evict their tenant - however under current rules, they don't have to provide a reason to kick the tenant out after their tenancy ends.
In many cases seen by the Mirror, charities and the Government, renters - and entire families - have been evicted without reason.
Many of these people had reported issues with their living conditions - such as poor health and safety and mould.
In the UK, councils have powers to protect people who complain from so-called revenge evictions - however research suggest these rights aren't being enforced.
Eviction notice periods would also double under Government plans.
This would see the current two month minimum increase to four months.
The Government is also considering ways to help renters struggling to pay.
However, Gove provided no details on what that help would look like.
Gove told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: "Before I left government in the summer, we had put in place plans both to deal with social landlords that are not doing their job effectively, and also to deal with the very small but noxious minority of private landlords who are not treating their tenants properly.
"We will bring forward that legislation to deal effectively with them."
Renters are putting up with property faults including cracked windows, broken tiles, and leaky taps – as they fear complaining to their landlord would lead to rent increases or even eviction.
Blocked extractor fans (22%), moth-eaten carpets (14%), and old appliances (10%) are also among the top things tenants are simply learning to live with, according to a poll of 1,250 adults who rent.
Nearly half (43%) say they don't like bothering their landlord with requests for repairs – while 44% believe the rental market is too competitive to worry about small updates needed to where they live.
But just under half (49%) would call their landlord or letting agency for repairs they feel are absolutely necessary – including signs of damp, mouldy window frames, boiler issues, and broken locks.
