Walk It Through: The Furnace in January
No heat, notice to the landlord, 48 hours, two thirds of the rent kept, and a hotel room as an option.
In January, the furnace in a Dover apartment stops. The tenant texts the landlord that night.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A heat failure in a rented apartment. A utility shut off for the landlord's unpaid bill, a fire, and code enforcement by a city are not worked through here.
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.