Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania
Landlord/Tenant/Utility company
Philadelphia, Pa -
Client: 22 y.o. Female - Tenant in apt.
Landlord: owner of apt.
Apartment (apt.): Second level above two seperate business tenants.
Complaint: Client discovers that she her Gas Bill is abnormally high. Investigation reveals that there are only 2 Gas meters/Boilers feeding the 2 Business & her apt. She has been paying for the Gas of one of the Business.
Client's Lease reads ''all tenants are required for their own utilities''
The Business owner's Lease reads ''Gas utility is provided by the landlord''.
Client has contacted the Gas company to further investigate. Landlord and Business owner are refussing to cooperate and give admittance to Gas company/Client to further investigate.
What process should Client take to resolve this issue (legal or otherwise)?
What laws/regulations/codes may be involved here? (example: building codes, landlord/tenant rights/etc.)
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Landlord/Tenant/Utility company
You could sue the landlord for breach of the lease in that you are over paying your share of the cost. The landlord is responsible to pay for the business client therefore the landlord should reimburse you for the portion of the gas allocated to your unit assuming the Gas company can determine the percentages/
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