Walk It Through: The Furnace in January
The heat out in deep cold, a written notice, a space heater off the rent, and a lease that ends if nothing is fixed.
In January the furnace fails, and the landlord says someone will come next week.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A furnace failure in a rental. A heating system under the tenant's own control, a rural home that never had it, and a fire are left out.
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.