Re: Pa heat laws, how low can I go? - Landlord Forum thread 271024

Re: Pa heat laws, how low can I go? by Jack (Pa) on November 20, 2012 @23:55

I completely agree with you. I feel like shutting off every breaker in the panel except fridge, stove, and lights but I know that's not the right thing to do. My OP asks a question that still has not been answered. What is min temp, required by law, in pa? This question has struck my intrest because of this T but could also be useful for the future. I currently have 7 units, all set at 68. If I could legally take them down a few deg I could save a couple hundred bucks a year.

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Re: Pa heat laws, how low can I go? by Anon E. Mouse (California) on November 21, 2012 @00:44	[ Reply ]

There may not be a minimum set out by ordinance or statute. That said, don't mess with the heating. Turning the heat down puts you at risk of "accidentally" constructively evicting your tenants. That is, because you have made the units uninhabitable, the tenants can not only leave without any further obligation to pay you rent, but they can also sue you for violating the lease agreement. Extreme? Maybe. All it takes is for a judge to agree that in the absence of a statute giving you a bare-minimum standard, the particular temperature you set it at was too cold. Don't mess with the heat.