Legal Question in Business Law in Guam
May landlord disconnect utilities?
May a landlord on Guam, after sufficient notice, disconnect utilities to a tenant who will not pay rent nor move out?
Asked on 2/12/03, 11:40 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: May landlord disconnect utilities?
No. The landlord may not legally constructively evict a tenant for nonpayment of rent by shutting off the utilities. If the utility bill goes unpaid, that is a different matter, but the landlord's legal rememdy to remove a tenant who has not paid the rent is to file an eviction action in the Superior Court. The landlord may obtain an eviction order and a judgment for unpaid rent.
Answered on 2/13/03, 12:16 am
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