Firewood Processor Forum

Help them pack to go.

Heat is a necessity in housing. If you do not provide heat your tenants may move out. It is called a constructive eviction. Their argument would be that they basically have been evicted from the home because the home does not have the basic necessities. I do not know the law where you live but it seems that space heaters and wood is not enough. When they moved in there was a working furnace and now there is not and it is winter. You should get the furnace repaired ASAP. Sorry for the bad news.

They are not being unreasonable. As a landlord you should have an emergency account or credit card to take care of things like a broken furnace in the winter.

Well I had one space heater for one month and my bill almost tripled!! So I can understand that part, but you are doing your best and they are obviously not thankful for that.

I have a gas furnace under the house and we are going to replace it with a wall gas heater....its cheaper and we dont have to dig it out till we can afford it. Its cheaper and they cant complain.

Good Luck!!

YES

i think they are, i understand why there mad but my goodness you dont have money coming out your woohooo so they should just calm down and realize its very expensive.

you should pay the bill for the space heaters until you get the problem resolved.

No, you as a landlord have to provide them with heat. They shouldn't have to spend their money for the electricity to run the space heaters, get over it.....

No, you as a landlord have to provide them with heat. They shouldn't have to spend their money for the electricity to run the space heaters, get over it.....

What a doosey of a predicament for both sides. Well, in a nut shell I have to say yes they are being unreasonable since it seems that you are doing everything you can think of for them. You've provided the space heaters and if they choose not to use them that is their own concern. Try to ease their stress by reassuring them that you have their best interests at heart and are doing all you can for them. These people are expecting you to fix it today like you have a money tree in your back yard so you also need to inform them that this is a very big and expensive job. But do get this done within a reasonable time frame. DO NOT explain that you have no money or anything like that. Because you should always be prepared for an emergency.. Most of us are not prepared however and this causes a predicament like the one your having now. Make your comments simple and polite. Continue to bring wood and invite them for a homemade dinner one night at your house. You could also bring over some extra blankets.... they should be appreciate and this will hopefully remedy your problem.

As a landlord and a property manager, they're in the right. You should finance the furnace replacement if you can't afford it. Also, if you purchased a home warranty plan, it would have probably been covered.

Regards

yes you are attempting to make things right let them call