But, according to James, the patch job is already showing signs of failing.

“It’s molding and getting ready to fall down,” she said. “The sheetrock is soaked.”

In addition, James said, water from the upstairs bathroom is still seeping into the floor and dripping into the downstairs kitchen area, the old refrigerator still leaks water onto the floor and the bulging ceiling in her daughter’s bedroom still hasn’t been fixed.

“It’s got this huge bubble in it now, and she’s afraid her whole ceiling is going to fall in.”

She said Schoning has accused the family of somehow causing three holes in the roof of the old house, creating the leaks, and tried to charge her pet fees for stray cats that were hanging around the property (James said she was putting out food for the cats on her porch but has stopped doing that).

Meanwhile, James has had no luck trying to find a new home for the family. She said she was turned down by three different property management companies because of problems with her credit history stemming from unpaid phone and utility bills she didn’t realize she owed, dating back to before she moved into the Lebanon rental in May 2013.