Landlord died and now we don't know what to do?

So my friends have a house and the landlord died randomly, they are keeping the rental money to the side and they have tried contacting the landlords family but they've got no response, now they are worried and don't know what to do and they cannot get permits to do work on the house which it needs because the landlord is dead, I'm going to be moving in with them but they are looking at new places cuz of the dead landlord and no replys. Only problem is they want to move somewhere I can't go cuz my collage is here and my family is here, I was moving out of my moms to live with them and my parents already have plans as to what my rooms going to be and after all the plans this suddenly happens???? What are we supposed o do cuz I'm not going back on my word about moving out but I don't want to go far away, we both have a job here. Is there any way they can keep their current house or will they be kicked out, moving in benefitted us both

I don't want to hear people complain about me either, answer the question without the rudeness or don't