u/Fortifiedpotato2

Reposting with more pictures - thanks for that input! I would lift more of the plywood, but a lot of the pieces are nailed to the joists.

I am a renter and a handyman came by today to do an inspection of the home. He thinks the beam abutting the attic hatch is structural and was cut, which now makes this area of the attic structurally compromised. Thoughts?

I’m a renter and my LL had a handy man stop by to do an inspection of the home. He mentioned that there’s a cut beam in the attic, which now makes that area of the attic structurally compromised. It looks like an additional support was added previously, but honestly, in this case, not sure how that helps. Just wanted to see if this looks okay or needs to be fixed.