You can’t really tell from the first picture but the risers are split and what appears a solid newel post is a 2×4 nailed to the original newel post broken off at the ground and the stairs wobble with ever tread of the foot.
Seems girlfriend tenant was upset with boyfriend tenant and while trying to run him over with her car neglected to hit the brakes when he darted up the stairs away from her onslaught and she smashed her Honda Civic into them.
Boyfriend tried to repair (is what you see in the first picture) and from a distance of 20 feet it would appear he did but alas he was a metal worker, not a wood worker and as girlfriend was paying the bill, like it or not, the landlord elected to have them replaced.
We did.
