Cracked plastic/fiberglass shower stall

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The master bedroom in the house I rent orignally belonged to a roommate who no longer lives with us. While he did, he somehow put a 1' 6" long crack in the base of the shower stall, running from the bottom of one of the seats in a jagged shape to the center drain. Stepping on either side of the crack causes the basin floor to sag down into to the basin itself.

We had the landlord look at the problem and the basin didn't appear to be leaking due to the crack, so he planned on getting it fixed. However, over the past 6 months it appears it may have been leaking (water damage and mold on the adjacent wall); we've contacted the landlord several times but have not gotten the problem fixed.

While we'd like to simply replace the shower, we don't have the money. I'm looking for a fairly inexpensive "band-aid" to put on this problem for the next 6 months or so until our lease runs out. To that end, I've had several suggestions:

-Pick up some bondo (fiberglass repair) from an auto supply store and use it to fill the crack.
-Check with a boat repair store to see if they might be able to cut a faux fiberglass floor for the stall.
-Check to see if any companies in the area cut fiberglass "liners" for the floor stall, and then caulk the liner at the edges and at the drain.

Would any of these be an acceptible patch job? Does anyone have additional suggestions? We're a household of 4, and right now we're all sharing the guest bathroom, so it's getting a little difficult!