Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

I am in a roommate situation and the questions I have are about utilities. The water bill is under their name and all other bills (apart from the rent) is only under my name. If I turn off a service that is in my name and my roommate is always late with payments can I get in trouble for that?


Asked on 6/25/14, 4:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Many times the utility companies wont allow you to turn off necessary services in an apartment or house. If you are still present in the unit and obligated on the rental you don't really want to turn off necessary utilities either as it can cause problems in the unit, Seek some legal advice to ascertain what you want to do and how best to accomplish it.

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Answered on 6/25/14, 7:04 pm


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