It's very LIKELY an electrical problem. I would be worried about a fire from electrical issues. As soon as step-dad gets back get him on it. It sounds to me like a short or bad switch. We had a little goofiness with the lights in one room of our house. When we had the wiring redone they found that the one room had actually been wired backwards. The box the wiring was in and the insulation around the wires was all melted. We were lucky not to have a fire. Get yourself a fire extinguisher or two and some smoke detectors if you don't have many ASAP. Put one in your stairwell to the basement.
Good Luck.
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