Issue with landlord

[alexander468]

do they really can do it and give us a notice based on that, as we don’t want to move and we pay in time?

The landlord may be worried about the AC system breaking down or needing maintenance too often. They could be spying on you, but they could also be checking how often your AC is on by looking at whether the fan is spinning in the compressor outside if that is easily visible to them, and then they may be reaching conclusions about the status of doors or other things inside based on what they can see from outside.

It was good advice to not pay rent in cash without a receipt and to check who really owns the property.

With no lease, the landlord doesn't need any reason to give you 30 days notice to leave, and you don't need any reason either to give 30 days notice if you want to leave. If the landlord does give a reason then some reasons are illegal like discrimination based on race, but I think giving notice out of concern that an AC is being used too often is a legal reason, so I believe the answer to your legal question is yes.

However, many landlords do far worse things than what this person is doing. If you otherwise enjoy living there and the other things like confirming ownership and getting receipts or using a money order are done then I would consider staying there and trying to understand why the landlord is worried about the AC when you are the one paying for electricity.

 

[Just Blue]

Everyone in the west is going through a horrible heat wave...our AC is on constantly just to keep our house at 82 degrees.

The landlord may be worried about the AC system breaking down or needing maintenance too often. They could be spying on you, but they could also be checking how often your AC is on by looking at whether the fan is spinning in the compressor outside if that is easily visible to them, and then they may be reaching conclusions about the status of doors or other things inside based on what they can see from outside.

 

[quincy]

Everyone in the west is going through a horrible heat wave...our AC is on constantly just to keep our house at 82 degrees.

The hottest temperatures EVER recorded on Earth are being recorded this year. Air conditioning is not only nice, it has become essential to survival in many places.

 

[Just Blue]

The hottest temperatures EVER recorded on Earth are being recorded this year. Air conditioning is not only nice, it has become essential to survival in many places.

It's 8:45 am here and already 100 degrees. Yesterday hit 119. Haven't had a day under 116 in well over a week. Our central air hasn't paused...my BIL turned on the 15 thousand BTU window unit to take the strain off the central air. Wed is supposed to go down to 104, followed by a week or so of typical temps (102-105).

It's pretty telling when one is looking forward to temps in the low 100's.

 

[LdiJ]

It's 8:45 am here and already 100 degrees. Yesterday hit 119. Haven't had a day under 116 in well over a week. Our central air hasn't paused...my BIL turned on the 15 thousand BTU window unit to take the strain off the central air. Wed is supposed to go down to 104, followed by a week or so of typical temps (102-105).

It's pretty telling when one is looking forward to temps in the low 100's.

It is weird, because this week we have been cooler than normal. For the past week through the next 10 days we are/were bouncing between the mid 70s and the mid 80s. Normally in July we would be bouncing between the upper 80s and the upper 90s.

 

[Just Blue]

It is weird, because this week we have been cooler than normal. For the past week through the next 10 days we are/were bouncing between the mid 70s and the mid 80s. Normally in July we would be bouncing between the upper 80s and the upper 90s.

You're kind of evil for mentioning it.

Seriously, it's terrible. Lilblu snuck one of the strays into the house last night because he was panting so badly. When I "caught" her she gave me this wicked cute guilty look like she was 7 and got bagged for something. Stray stayed in the house for a bit and then 2 of our indoor cat started getting hissy at him. We've been putting fresh ice water out every couple of hours for them. Poor babies. Even the overnight temps haven't dipped below 95.

 

[Gail in Georgia]

Just Blue...where do you live? You don't have to be specific; just a general area. The person who helps me with my rental properties is originally from southern California. Most of his family still live there. They report spending most of their time in the backyard pool (except the water is as warm as bathwater). Not too long ago Palm Springs hit 123 degrees.

 

[LdiJ]

You're kind of evil for mentioning it.

Seriously, it's terrible. Lilblu snuck one of the strays into the house last night because he was panting so badly. When I "caught" her she gave me this wicked cute guilty look like she was 7 and got bagged for something. Stray stayed in the house for a bit and then 2 of our indoor cat started getting hissy at him. We've been putting fresh ice water out every couple of hours for them. Poor babies. Even the overnight temps haven't dipped below 95.

The ice water is a great idea. I am going to have to mention that one to my daughter. On really hot days she has been setting a sprinkler so that the dogs all get hit by it outside, but I don't think that they actually like it. It would be easy to buy some bags of ice when it is hot. We did have some days in the upper 90s in June, and I suspect we will have more of them.

 

[zddoodah]

Just Blue...where do you live? You don't have to be specific; just a general area. The person who helps me with my rental properties is originally from southern California. Most of his family still live there. They report spending most of their time in the backyard pool (except the water is as warm as bathwater). Not too long ago Palm Springs hit 123 degrees.

Palm Springs is in a desert, so 123 degrees is not abnormal. As I type this from my Orange County office, my phone says it's 72 outside and that the expected high is 79 (although I imagine it will be a few degrees higher).