Q: I am a tenant of a person that I do not have a lease with. There was recently a leak from piping in that house. They h
A:
Even an oral lease agreement can be enforceable, so be careful saying that you don't have a lease with the person. If you've had a discussion about the terms of your ability to rent/pay for a space and stay there, you may have any enforceable lease. Your question appears to have been cut off, so there may be missing details relevant to helping you figure that out.
If you believe there is a condition that needs fixed because it will negatively impact your health or safety in living there, then it may be a violation of the landlord's warranty of habitability. To enforce your rights under the warranty of habitability, you need to provide your landlord with written notice of the situation and then allow the landlord reasonable time to fix the problem (again, if the problem rises to the level of a health or safety issue rather than normal maintenance and repairs). This document can give you a little better idea of this warranty of habitability as well as reference the applicable statute: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Attachment%205-Warranty%20of%20Habitability.pdf
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