房客发邮件问对于疫情有没有backup计划,如果停电停供暖

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mominma
楼主 (文学峸)

收到一个房客邮件如下。

Subject: Coronavirus

Wondering given the recommendations from the CDC if our house either had or will be getting a generator?  Just wondering back up plans if a quarantine goes into place and for whatever reason the heat went out, what the plans might be.   我本来不想理,觉得房客想多了-这又不是飓风雪灾,怎么会长期断电断气?真到了那一步,那就是灾难了,政府都没办法,房东有什么办法。为这个去准备个generator是不可能的。   不过想想这个房客是个不错的房客,平时不找麻烦,所以还是要认真礼貌地回信,怎么回呢?
柠檬椰子汁
which state?

In many states, landlord is responsible for making the unit inhabitable.  If extended outage for heat, electricity, gas and/or water causes the unit to be inhabitable, here is his options

(1) stop paying rent and live in the house without utility service until the outage is over.

(2) terminate lease and move out, and you have to refund deposit.

(3) landlord providing temporary electricity, heat, gas and/or water and he continues to pay rent. 

This is at least true for CA and NY.  I cannot guarantee for any other states. 

Also check your landlord policy to see if they cover lost rent in such situation. 

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mominma
MA

肯定是和CA, NY差不多的。但实际来说,断电气断水的情况下,小房东也很难有办法。如果房客因此不付房租,这种属于天灾的情况下,landlord policy是否赔付房租,要问一下保险公司。我想如果因为没有供暖导致frozen pipe, water damage,所以房子不能住人,landlord policy是赔付的。

柠檬椰子汁
一分价钱一分货,他出钱可以去租有发电机的房子,你的房子和房租是按平常家庭准备的。
柠檬椰子汁
他要怕,现在就去租一个发电机一个月300元。和你没关系。
香香生煎馒头
好问题!
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borisg
类似的属于不可抗自然力,比如刮大风停电了房东也没办法,等电力公司修。
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mominma
我回信 President Trump said the coronavirus was totally under contr

If a quarantine ever happens, please make sure there are enough non perishable food for a couple of weeks at home. We do not have a generator. Have never needed a generator before.

天天上文学城
这个我信!

三年来, 撒谎/不实之词 16000+ 次。 不信也不行。

香香生煎馒头
点赞!
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jjj7
recommend him to rent a generator (at his cost) if he really con
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localappleseed
疫情加重,更可能得危机是大家抢购,断粮,不是断电。得了病,估计医院的心肺复苏机不够,难道房东得买个心肺复苏机吗?
花果山庄主
你就问他听到什么消息需要backup了及时通知你