Re: living w/out water - Landlord Forum thread

Re: living w/out water by Jake on June 9, 2012 @11:16

Let me tell you again. The Health Department and a lawyer will be in touch to explain the law. If you want to know faster, call the Health Department and tell them you shut off a tenant's water. See what they say. If you are smart, you will be on your way now to turn the water back on. That is, if you are smart. If you are not smart, you will leave it turned off.

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Re: living w/out water by Sam (CA) on June 9, 2012 @13:54	[ Reply ]

Jake, he did not shut off "the tenant's water". He shut off his own water, and the tenant failed to turn on a new account as agreed. The owner is not obligated to keep the water in his name when it is agreed in writing that the new tenant will get their own utility accounts. Many of my properties have had the water turned off while they are vacant and the new tenants call the water dept to turn it on. Do you think they will call the Health Dept" on me because they were too stupid to get the water turned on? (Then again some tenants have the health dept on speed dial.) Lol!!!

Re: living w/out water by Jake on June 9, 2012 @14:26	[ Reply ]

Was the rental occupied while the water was cut off? If so, the landlord has a problem.

Re: living w/out water by Anonymous on June 9, 2012 @18:13	[ Reply ]

I think the water company actually turned off the water - not the landlord. Because it was scheduled to come out of the landlord's name since a new tenant was supposed to take it over when they moved in. We usually have an overlap of a few days when accounts are changed over into the tenant's name. If a tenant doesn't bother to set up their account, it gets turned off. T.S. on them. They know what they should do. Plus it is in writing. Has this ever happened to me in 45 years of renting? No.

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