What do I do if my landlord has stopped paying the utilities that he agreed to pay on the lease agreement?
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What do I do if my landlord has stopped paying the utilities that he agreed to pay on the lease agreement?
Asked on August 24, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You need to go down to landlord tenant court and either sue for breach of the contractual agreement (the lease) or for a breach of the warranty of habitability if any of the utilities have been cut off. You have to decide what you want here: to have the lease rendered void and get out of it, to compel the landord to pay - what? Then you can decide how to proceed. Good luck.
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