Submitted by Cocogoat5 t3_11by422 in Washington
mjarrett t1_ja0ry0d wrote
If there was no built-in heat source when you signed the lease, you're probably out of luck. You knew what you were agreeing to. As long as there's some safe way to heat the room (like an electric heater), it's habitable.
Rocketgirl8097 t1_ja1jihx wrote
That doesn't absolve the landlord from the legal requirement.
mjarrett t1_ja1kbjq wrote
At worst the landlord could be forced to provide a $20 space heater, and even that could be debatable.
The point is that the landlord has plenty of very cheap remedies that avoid responsibility for breaking the lease, and holding the tenant responsible until it's re-rented.
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