Walk It Through: The Cold Water in Winter
No hot water after notice, a choice between leaving in 14 days and lower rent, and one remedy at a time.
The water heater dies in January. The tenant tells the landlord in writing, and nothing happens for days.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An essential service the landlord supplies. Utilities in the tenant's own name, a condition the tenant caused, and a deliberate shutoff to evict are on their own pages.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.