Landlord to shut entire building's electricity for 6 hours! Legal?

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by gatorglade

Our landlord posted a notice this evening (saturday) that the power to the entire building will be off monday from 9am to 3pm. It is for construction purposes I assume since he is remodeling an apartment in the complex. Is this even legal? My concerns are threefold: 1) the food in the fridge and freezer will need to be completely thrown out as the temperatures will exceed food safety guidelines and it will no longer be safe to eat. I don't agree with his remodel being done on our dime. 2) my husband works from home on the computer. Losing a day's worth of work is not an option with deadlines to meet. Again, I disagree with the remodel being done on our dime. 3) we have a 2 yr old. It is just not safe to be without power with a small child in the home. What steps can / should we take to stop this from happening?

Yes, it is perfectly legal. You have been given ample notice so you can plan ahead for the inconvenience. Your husband can go work on a laptop at a wifi location. You can take your child an alternative location if you are all that worried about it. You can put extra bags of ice in the refrigerator and freezer to help them stay cold longer. It would not be unreasonable for you to ask the landlord to pay for the ice or any food lost to damages.

If he did it every day for an extended period of time you might have grounds to break your lease, but otherwise you just need to deal with it.

[nowitsshowtime]

Geez the things people complain about nowadays. The landlord sounds VERY accommodating doing this on a Monday during regular business hours. This would be fine for 99% of the population.

It's legal what he is doing and I think your crying is the illegal part.

[Itz]

Originally Posted by gatorglade

Our landlord posted a notice this evening (saturday) that the power to the entire building will be off monday from 9am to 3pm. It is for construction purposes I assume since he is remodeling an apartment in the complex. Is this even legal? My concerns are threefold: 1) the food in the fridge and freezer will need to be completely thrown out as the temperatures will exceed food safety guidelines and it will no longer be safe to eat. I don't agree with his remodel being done on our dime. 2) my husband works from home on the computer. Losing a day's worth of work is not an option with deadlines to meet. Again, I disagree with the remodel being done on our dime. 3) we have a 2 yr old. It is just not safe to be without power with a small child in the home. What steps can / should we take to stop this from happening?

Really quit crying about it. You are renting/leasing. Your LL is doing something for the benefit/safety of your building. Your food will be fine. Your husband can go into work or to a coffee shop (i worked in a highly secured environment and yes... a coffee shop will be fine).

And as others have stated.. seriously.. you can't keep your child safe because you will be without electricity? How does having electricity keep your child safe? Do you not know how to be a basic caregiver or parent? What do you think people do during unplanned outages? What did your parents and grandparents do? Maybe someone should monitor your home since you feel it is an unsafe environment for your child?

Quit crying about it... its not your dime.. your renting/leasing.. Get over it.

[STT Resident]

The OP hasn't returned to the thread since posting her first and only (so far) post so either she listened and made arrangements or else is blocking the workers and will be on tonight's local news!

[Ultrarunner]

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