How do you handle when a tenants power is getting shut off?

[Tracey Wittke]

I am from MI and am signed up through Consumers Energy's " landlord notification" , that meaning if my tenant ever is getting ready for a shut off I will get notified. Well I got notified today. She has 1 week to pay close to $300 plus an additional $190 if she wants it back on. It is spring/summer time in Michigan so nothing is going to freeze but I am wondering how you all handle these situations?

[Matthew Paul]

It happened to me , the tenants ran an inverter from their car to run the refrigerator .  The problem was the well , no electric , no water . They were going to the neighbors hose to get water . They told them I was waiting for a well service call .( I put a stop to that )   I had to evict .   Their defense was there was no water ,  when I told the judge its a well and the electric was off , I won right there