Slumlord Help

Hello I am contacting you to attempt to get something done about the my living situation. I moved to this apartment on June 1st 2007. At that time I was aware of some maintenance issues as well as several holes in the parking lot but I was also assured that the issues were being taken care of. At this time not one repair has been made. And when I say holes in the parking lot I mean HUGE holes. Holes that if you run into with your car you are garaunteed to have a flat tire. I personally have had to replace two tires and a crank shaft on my car as well as a friend having to replace a tire last week. Further more pipes are leaking,it's getting cold and I have no heat(as well as several other tenants I have spoken with),sewage is backing up in my bathroom sink that is putting the same stinch inside the apartment that you smell outside at night;the distinctive smell of sewage. Of course I have reported all of these issues to the rent office. At the same time when I moved in I was assured the water was included in the $590.00 per month rent. After staying here for three months I noticed every month around the same time the water would be off. Then I found out that there had been a water leak and the water was actually off because the bill had not been paid for the complex. The next month I recieved a letter from the rent office stating they are going to start charging for water and I owed them $52. I certainly did not pay it and have no intentions of paying it. If nothing else should that not be grounds to terminate the lease without loosing my deposit? I found out today from a lady that works in the rent office that there is no maintenance man so what is the point of complaining when there is noone to make the repairs.I could go on and on. Please help

It is permitted to break the lease (or sue for the decreased lease value in small claims) if they have failed to comply with the lease and/or there are material health, noise or safety concerns--but save all information, evidence etc. in case they dispute the situation and try to take you to small claims court.