Landlord switching off heating

con1982

We live in a large old house in Dublin City Centre. There are 9 apartments in the building, a mix of studio and 1 bedroom. Recently the landlord has started switching off the central heating. We have a shared heating system which is included in our rent. I have checked citizensinformation.ie and dublincity.ie for information. Does anyone have experience with a similar situation? I have not contacted the PRTB yet. I don't want to unneccessarily aggravate the situation.

Regards,
Conor

Fatloss08

depends how long its on , or what the weathers like

some people abuse it because they assume its in their rent its ok , had that problem with polish people

heating was on night and day , even when in work

ask him why in a nice way

is it on a timer ?? or maybe its costing too much that he's losing money

con1982

I don't expect the heating to be on all the time but it is only set for a working week. Freezing at weekends and concern about heading into a cold mid-winter. The building was refurbished before i rented 2 years ago and he didn't bother his ass to insulate the inside of the masonry walls. The windows are also in a poor condition.

We close the shutters and curtains everyday at 6pm to hold in as much heat as possible.

I am interested in any information people have on my rights as a tenant to rent a habitable accommadation.

Regards,
Conor

Calina

Call Threshold. They are the experts.

con1982

Thank you for the advice.

I contacted Threshold and they replied the next day. They offered to meet with the landlord to resolve the situation. I am happy with the quick response and will see how things go.

Regards,
Conor

ZYX

Fatloss08 wrote: »

depends how long its on , or what the weathers like

some people abuse it because they assume its in their rent its ok , had that problem with polish people

heating was on night and day , even when in work

ask him why in a nice way

is it on a timer ?? or maybe its costing too much that he's losing money

Surely if it is included in rent, then they have the right to leave it on day and night, unless there is something in their contract saying they cannot.

KhanTheMan

Find where the heating control is. pick the lock or get a locksmith to make a key and turn it on whenever you want

Or get everyone to agree not to pay for the central heating. Switch it off and sort your own heating. problem solved.

mkdon05

ZYX wrote: »

Surely if it is included in rent, then they have the right to leave it on day and night, unless there is something in their contract saying they cannot.

I would liken that situation to leaving your computer constantly downloading content from the net when there is no download limit. This is, however governed by a "Fair Usage" Policy.

orchidsrpretty

I use to have this problem with a landlord. I never had the heating on that much and one day he came along and put a lock on the "box". He only had it turned on for 1hr a day, I use to freeze in the evenings. I said it to him a couple of times but he never did anything about it. In the end I had to move out!

KhanTheMan

KhanTheMan wrote: »

Find where the heating control is. pick the lock or get a locksmith to make a key and turn it on whenever you want

Or get everyone to agree not to pay for the central heating. Switch it off and sort your own heating. problem solved.

Sorry Victor. Didnt mean to really suggest criminal behaviour - hence the smiley face. Warning noted.