Shutoffs
landlord shutoff prohibitions; medical/cold-weather protections
Rules in this category (27)
23 Ark. Code R. pt. 455
Provisions for landlords and tenants • Arkansas
Bellevue, Neb., Code of Ordinances ch. 15, art. IV
DISCONTINUANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES, ETC • Bellevue
Bridgeport, Conn., Mun. Code §§ 15.12, 15.28
Service, facility, equipment and utility standards • Bridgeport
D.C. Code § 42-3301 et seq.
Findings required prior to termination of service. • District of Columbia
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 735
Prohibition on termination of utility service by landlord. No landlord shall cause or request utility service to tenants to be interrupted, discontinued, or terminated in an occupied building (i) by nonpayment of utility bills for which the landlord has assumed responsibility by agreement or by implication (such as where the utilities are master metered) or (ii) by tampering with equipment or lines. This Section does not prohibit temporary utility shutoffs in cases of emergencies such as gas leaks or fire or, upon 7 days written notice to each affected tenant, temporary shutoffs required for building repairs or rehabilitation • Illinois
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 735
Tenant damages • Illinois
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 735
Notice of utility service termination. The utility company shall notify all tenants of buildings with 3 or more residential apartments of the proposed termination of utility service. This notice shall contain the following information: (1) the specific date, no sooner than 10 days after the notice is rendered, that utility service is subject to termination; (2) a statement of the tenants' statutory right either (A) to pay the utility company the amount due and owing by the landlord and to deduct the amount paid to the utility company from the rent due on the rental agreement or (B) to petition the court for appointment of a receiver to collect the rents due for use and occupancy of the building and remit a portion to the utility company for payment of utility bills; (3) the dollar amount of the utility bills due and owing on the date such notice is given and the average monthly utility bill; and (4) the name and telephone number of any legal services agency within the utility company's service area where the tenants may obtain free legal assistance. Any notice provided to tenants of a building under this Act shall be of a conspicuous size, on red paper, and in at least 14 point bold face type, except that the words "notice of (utility service) termination" shall be in 36 point bold face type if the notice is posted, and shall state: It is unlawful for the landlord or his or her agent to alter, deface, tamper with, or remove this notice. A landlord or his or her agent who violates this provision is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor • Illinois
Lawrence Code of Ordinances ch. 15.12
Curtailment of service • Lawrence
MCL § 125.2302 et seq.
Shutoff of utility service for nonpayment; notice. • Michigan
Minneapolis, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 12
Discontinuance of required services • Minneapolis
Minn. Stat. § 504B
UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF UTILITIES. • Minnesota
Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20, § 4240-13
Discontinuance of Service • Missouri
Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20, § 4240-13
Cold Weather Maintenance of Service: Provision of Residential Heat-Related Utility Service During Cold Weather • Missouri
New Haven, Conn., Code of Ordinances tit. V
No required facilities to be removed, discontinued • New Haven
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Tenant right to offset payments and entitlement to damages in certain cases • New York
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-1 et seq.
Water, electricity, and natural gas conservation. • North Carolina
S.C. Code Regs. ch. 103
Denial or Discontinuance of Service • South Carolina
Syracuse Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27, art. 2
Discontinuance of utilities • Syracuse
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
INTERRUPTION OF UTILITIES. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT OF RESTORATION AFTER UNLAWFUL UTILITY DISCONNECTION. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
LANDLORD LIABILITY TO TENANT FOR UTILITY CUTOFF. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
NOTICE OF UTILITY DISCONNECTION OF NONSUBMETERED MASTER METERED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY TO MUNICIPALITIES, OWNERS, AND TENANTS. • Texas
9 V.S.A. ch. 137
Illegal evictions • Vermont
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.010 et seq.
Termination of tenant's utility services -- Tenant causing loss of landlord provided utility services. • Washington
Waterbury, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 154
SERVICES AND FACILITIES NOT TO BE SHUT OFF • Waterbury
Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 113
Disconnections, residential. • Wisconsin
Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 326
Reasons for disconnection and refusal of service. • Wisconsin