Driveway flooding from lack of drainage

[Jeffrey M.]

Good Morning. I have been viewing the site, reading information on the forums, and reading books from BiggerPockets. I am looking in to getting in to real estate and am trying to take in as much knowledge as possible. I have a question about a scenario that I would like to ask the members of the forum.

I have a friend who lives in Pennsylvania. She rents a single family home. The home has a front door and a side door. The side door exits into the driveway. The problem is that the driveway continually floods directly outside the side door whenever it rains or the snow melts. This seems like more of a nuisance but, in Pennsylvania winters, it freezes over and becomes a 200sq/ft ice rink.

At this point, I would consider this a serious safety issue. The landlord refuses to correct the problem and she is looking to see if there is any action she can take to get this resolved. Does anyone have input on what options are available to her?

Thank you.

[Thomas S.]

Her best option would be to move otherwise suggest to the landlord that she would be willing to pay for the cost to regrade the laneway.