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NPackard

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Florida

Is it legal to shut the electricity off to a room to a tenant that is living in my house?
I let her rent the 3rd bedroom and 2nd outdoor bathroom since January (She only paid March, April, and half of May. Never paid the pro-rated rent for January OR rent for February OR the security deposit).
She hasn't paid electric since March.
She only paid HALF of Mays rent, and now she's been causing problems (not only with police, but with me and my family).

Now that she hasn't paid electricity since March, is it legal for me to shut it off to her room until she pays her part?
 


justalayman

Senior Member
I'm not even going to bother looking it up but I can say without much doubt that NO, you cannot turn off a tenants power.

You need to evict her if you are having this many problems. Just be sure to follow those laws when doing so.
 

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