What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
Tenant is several months behind in rent and claims to be living off the last month and security deposit. Aside from eviction issues like ignoring 3 day notice to pay or vacate, the lease has expired. I understand some of the problems with trying to get them out, but there is a more immediate problem.
The electric service was left in the landlords name, and when the bills were submitted to the tenant, they paid the landlord. However they stopped paying the electric bills, and are now several months behind. They are running up $200+ per month bills. The landlord is paying them to not ruin his credit with the power company, but it is one thing to not get rent, it is another to pay for them to continue to run up bills they are not paying for.
Therefore the question is, can the electric be turned off so as to mitigate further loss?
The lease is expired, but they refuse to leave. Getting them out apparently could take months, but should they be legally allowed under FL law to run up the landlords electric bill on an expired lease and not paying anything?
[Keep in mind that there is nothing preventing the tenant from starting electric in their own name while refusing to vacate the premises]
Tenant is several months behind in rent and claims to be living off the last month and security deposit. Aside from eviction issues like ignoring 3 day notice to pay or vacate, the lease has expired. I understand some of the problems with trying to get them out, but there is a more immediate problem.
The electric service was left in the landlords name, and when the bills were submitted to the tenant, they paid the landlord. However they stopped paying the electric bills, and are now several months behind. They are running up $200+ per month bills. The landlord is paying them to not ruin his credit with the power company, but it is one thing to not get rent, it is another to pay for them to continue to run up bills they are not paying for.
Therefore the question is, can the electric be turned off so as to mitigate further loss?
The lease is expired, but they refuse to leave. Getting them out apparently could take months, but should they be legally allowed under FL law to run up the landlords electric bill on an expired lease and not paying anything?
[Keep in mind that there is nothing preventing the tenant from starting electric in their own name while refusing to vacate the premises]