We have live here 6mo for three of them our sewage had been leaking out into our back yard. we reported the problem on Aug. 20 and this was not fixed till nov.11 We did not pay rent for Oct and now Nov. We told the landlord we are moving out asap that was on Nov 1. Today Nov 20 they shut off our water. DO THEY Have they right to do this with out any type of warning I have a baby in the house.
2006-11-20 07:58:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, there are several court cases dealing with this as well all across the country. Go down to your local court of common pleas. Tell them you want an emergency injunction for turning the water back on. Make sure you speak to a judge and you get an answer from the judge and the judge only. They will most likely grant it. While you are there, file a law suit against your landlord.
The injunction is a court order for the water company to turn the water on. Call the water company after you have the injunction and tell them you have a court order, or go to their offices and show it to them. They are required to follow it, or they will have a hefty fine for each day they do not comply.
It could be possible that the water was shut off because they are trying to fix the sewage, but the Nov. 11th date and the Nov. 20th date make that unlikely.
2006-11-20 08:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by Discipulo legis, quis cogitat? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you sure it was shut off by your landlord, or was it some sort of malfunction? In the meantime buy some cheap spring water. You should have been given till the end of the month I believe. Look into it, perhaps call a cop just to get it on record.
Look into staying at or having a relative watch your kid until you get your next place. The whole thing sounds a little wierd, and I am only answering your side of the story, mind you. I'm no expert so I don't know anything concerning wether he has the right, sorry.
I DO wish you the best and hope you get out of that situation soon.
2006-11-20 08:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cutting off the water normally constitutes harrassment. Where a landlord is bound under the tenancy agreement to pay for electricity, gas and water supplies, and these are cut off because the bills have not been paid, the local authority has powers to restore the supplies, and charge the costs to the landlord.
You have taken it upon yourself to withhold two months' rent, so the landlord is within his rights to bring an action against you for rent arrears and get you evicted. However, this must be done in the proper way. Meanwhile, you have served notice on him yourselves by saying that you were about to leave and possibly he understood that your departure was imminent. Weighing up the wrongs on both sides, I don't think you stand much chance of being able to assert your rights as a tenant against this landlord.
2006-11-20 08:20:39 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first, you cannot just withhold your rent like that without taking certain steps, so you're in the wrong there. In addition, you may need to take legal steps to nullify your lease due to negligence and lack of maintenance. You may still be responsible for the remainder of your lease. I don't believe a landlord can just shut off your water like that. I think they have some kind of obligation to keep the water on. I suggest you contact the local housing authority or similar agency immediately.
2006-11-20 08:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
properly, you OWE him employ, and it relatively is not significant what your utility costs have been. you're legally in the incorrect and eviction has been began, and could proceed to the sheriff throwing your stuff out in case you do not circulate out in accord with the LL's and court docket's notices. LL would not have an criminal duty to grant you something different than unmarried-paned living house windows from the 50s. Cracks in living house windows could or won't be code violation. Leaking radiators shouldn't provide you extensive heating costs. you do not have a furnace, basically a boiler. LL has desirable to be on his belongings. He needs to grant you notice if he needs to go into your apartment, yet to not be on HIS belongings. LL could turn off water to accomplish needed maintenance. You on the different hand have not got any desirable to go into the different apartment. it relatively is not in a LLs maximum suitable pursuits to overlook approximately leaks as they could reason harm to his belongings. that's unusual for warm water radiators to leak, and moreso to have diverse leaks . That suggested, absent doing so for maintenance, LL has no desirable to instruct off water. besides the undeniable fact that the village could gain this for nonpayment of utility costs.
2016-10-22 10:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they do not have the right to do that, you will probably have to take them to small claims court. I had to that with one of my land lords, you must first call the cops so you have a report. They have no right to turn off your water supply....... I believe they can get in trouble because there is an infant in the house, call the cops! asap!
2006-11-20 08:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by littlegoober75 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...but then again you don't have the right to withhold the rent. You should pay your rent, then you wouldn't have to worry about the utilities being shut off.
2006-11-20 08:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all,
renters have a set list of rights.
i don't know the link, but they do have rights.
shutting off the water is way out of control.
if i were you i'd complain, if they don't turn it on sue the hell out of them
2006-11-20 08:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by sapace monkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋