What can we do if our landlord lock the door to the basement preventing us from having access to our fuse box?
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What can we do if our landlord lock the door to the basement preventing us from having access to our fuse box?
Our oil tank and fuse box are located on the landlords side of the house. The only way we can access it is if we go through an outside door in his backyard. We blew a fuse yesterday and when we went to fix it we realized he padlocked it. We called the local police department and they said tho call a lawyer. He is rarely home on the weekend and if it happens again we wont have electricity in half our house.
Asked on July 21, 2011 Massachusetts
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You first need to contact the landlord and let him or her know what happened about the blown fuse and your inability to get access to the fuse box to replace the fuse and restore electricity to the rented property.
Most likely the landlord's locking of the access to where the fuse box is located in the rented property was an oversight. Once the situation for your call is explained to the landlord and your need to have a key to the area that is locked where the fuse box is located, he or she most likely will give you a copy of the key for future access to prevent a repeat of the inconvenience of having no electricity for a longer than anticipated period of time.
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