If I found out that my A/C unit is hooked up to the electrical box in the apartment above me and vice versa, how do I prove this before I move in 10 days?
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If I found out that my A/C unit is hooked up to the electrical box in the apartment above me and vice versa, how do I prove this before I move in 10 days?
How I found out was she moved out and maintenance turned off her breaker box and my A/C quit. When he flipped her box back on, my A/C came back on. My landlord has allowed me to break my lease because of this and a leak and mold issue, however, how can I get compensated for paying someone else’s bill for the past 3 years? I called the power compny and confirmed the avg monthly bill for her apt is $20 less than the average for mine and I rarely run my A/C (because I want to save money). I am moving in 10 days and need to know what to do to prove the box mixup before I leave.
Asked on August 21, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Georgia
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that you have a sit down with your landlord about the wrong hook up for the air conditioning unit as you have stated to see what can be done to compensate you for the payment of the air conditioning unit of your neighbor. The problem I see is that since the air conditioning unit runs on electricity you would not be able to segregate its use from the totality of your neighbor's monthly electrical bills for the past three years and vice versa. Proving such over payment seemingly will be very hard to do from what you have written.
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