Landlord keeps hot water heater on a timer

[onelse]

My landlord has the hot water heater on a timer and is insistent it remain this way. This is a new phenomena to me. Does anyone have feedback? Can this be rightfully done by a landlord? It's really not much of an issue, but a curious topic.

 

[LdiJ]

My landlord has the hot water heater on a timer and is insistent it remain this way. This is a new phenomena to me. Does anyone have feedback? Can this be rightfully done by a landlord? It's really not much of an issue, but a curious topic.

I am assuming that means that there is only hot water available part of the time? What hours is hot water available?

 

[Mass_Shyster]

This violates Massachusetts Law.

 

[Zigner]

My landlord has the hot water heater on a timer and is insistent it remain this way. This is a new phenomena to me. Does anyone have feedback? Can this be rightfully done by a landlord? It's really not much of an issue, but a curious topic.

What US state are you in?

 

[Zigner]

This violates Massachusetts Law.

I suspect it violates the law in most (all?) states

 

[adjusterjack]

My landlord has the hot water heater on a timer and is insistent it remain this way. This is a new phenomena to me. Does anyone have feedback? Can this be rightfully done by a landlord? It's really not much of an issue, but a curious topic.

My guess, illegal.

If you have access to the timer, just turn it off and leave it off. There won't be anything he can do about it other than maybe decide not to renew your lease. Which is probably unlikely since he'd have the same issue with the next tenant.

 

[Just Blue]

My landlord has the hot water heater on a timer and is insistent it remain this way. This is a new phenomena to me. Does anyone have feedback? Can this be rightfully done by a landlord? It's really not much of an issue, but a curious topic.

What state?

 

[zddoodah]

Please elaborate as to exactly what it means to have a hot water heater on a timer. While I suspect that "LdiJ's" guess is correct, I'd rather not guess. Also, what type of residence are you in (room in someone's house, apartment, SFR, etc.)? And what state?

 

[onelse]

This is in CA. Landlord lives adjacent to me and the water heater is dedicated to my place.

 

[onelse]

Also, water heater is off between 11pm - 6am.

 

[Zigner]

That is absolutely NOT legal, but since it's really not that much of an issue to you...why worry?

 

[onelse]

Yes, it's not much of an issue, but I was wondering about the legality of it out of curiosity Thanks.

 

[LdiJ]

Yes, it's not much of an issue, but I was wondering about the legality of it out of curiosity Thanks.

What I don't get is why he is doing it at all. It makes no sense.

 

[Just Blue]

This is in CA. Landlord lives adjacent to me and the water heater is dedicated to my place.

I'm assuming that the LL is paying for the hot water?

 

[onelse]

Yes, LL pays for hot water. The timer is supposedly a money-saving measure.