Can my landlord shut off my heat?

Yes, but . . .

When it's 90 degrees outside, he can turn off the heat unless your lease specifically says that there will be heat availability 365 days a year.

On the other hand, your lease also provides that the property will be maintained in habitable condition. It may also cover the issue of heat during the winter and colder months. There are also state and city or county regulations. So I'm positive he's required to provide heat when heat is necessary. The question, then, is whether heat is appropriate/desirable now, or whether it's addressed in the lease.

Brief cut-to-the-chase answer: If it's cold enough at night to require heat, then he's required to provide it.

Hope that helps.

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/env-res/rhode-...

This link takes you to Rhode Island tenant and landlord duties. According to this, the landlord must furnish you heat between October 1 and May 1. It is not October 1 yet. If you are having unseasonably cold weather, you may ask your landlord to turn it on, but he may not be required to do that until October 1. You could always get a small, portable heater to take the edge off if you are particularly cold natured.

RI law requires heat from October 1 to May 1. No heat has to be supplied in September.

It depends on the laws in your town and state. Where I live heat must be provided at minimum 66 degrees from Sept 15 to June 1. But this is Chicago and it gets cold fast!!

You might would want to contact a local landlord tenancy advocacy group, or legal aide society. These two groups would normally offer information and advise at no cost to you.

There might be a certain temperature that need to be reached before the landlord would be required to provide heating for your rental unit. You would need to google these two groups followed by the city and state in which you reside.

I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck.

"FIGHT ON"

He can regulate the heat, yes. Did you ask him to turn it back on?

no probably not, but its only september, do you really need heat already. maybe just put on a sweater and thicker socks.

Ask the landlord about this - NOT us!