i live in the 2nd floor of a three family house. now the first floor has its own boilder but the second and third floor has to share a boiler which means me and the tenant from 3rd floor goo fifthy fifthy on paying for heat is this legal?
2006-12-26 02:28:56 · 6 answers · asked by crystal b 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I don't think it is illegal. If you were informed before you rented, you went into the deal with your consent.
But...in your case, most likely you are getting a raw deal, because the third floor tenant is probably using more heat than you are. You are between two heated floors, and if all else is equal (like windows and sidewall insulation) more energy is used to heat the top floor because it is losing heat through the attic, and you are not losing your heat at that same rate.
It's difficult to set up such a system so it is fair. To do it, zone valves would have to be installed on the boiler that only turn on the heat to each space as needed...and THEN, a meter would have to monitor flow rate and temperature to calculate who used how much of the energy.
A good energy auditor could calculate the heat loss for each floor, and an adjusted % could be found...but it would just be an educated guess.
2006-12-26 02:40:49 · answer #1 · answered by roadlessgraveled 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably legal, unless you aren't getting any heat. Most codes require that all dwelling units have to be heated to 68 degrees at a point 3 feet off of the floor. Probably not fair, since you have no way of keeping the other tenant from opening his windows and letting all of the heat (that you are paying for) out.
2006-12-26 03:25:36 · answer #2 · answered by DoItRite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*** long as it brings the proper heat to the unit way the griping? it's legal if it works. It's the same if it heated the entire building or the two units. If you had your own unit it might cost quite a bit more for the rent.
2006-12-26 23:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you agreed to it when you took the place.. it is legal.... does the landlord live in the unit?... If the landlord lives in the multi unit home, the laws are all different.
2006-12-26 02:38:21 · answer #4 · answered by Paul A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landlord can do whatever he wants..
If you don't like it , you can leave whenever you want.
Landlord is perfectly within his rights...
2006-12-26 02:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again READ YOUR Lease.
2006-12-26 02:46:15 · answer #6 · answered by bob r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋