As long as they had a means of heating their home to acceptable temperatures And you fixed the problem within as reasonable time period according to state law then I do not see that you would be required to pay anything towards it legally.

I do not know where the duplex is located but Heat Pumps do not work well when outside temperatures are in the 30's or lower and with most of the country under an artic freeze I would not jump to conclusions based on his statement.

Those temperatures are almost unheard of.

She has heat upstairs but the downstairs temperature will only go to 68 degrees.

Temperatures are supposed to rise after tonight (low of 30).

Another advantage, is that each room has it's own thermosat and you can reduce or turn off the heat in the rooms that you don't utilize and it some instances it provides better creature comfort as you can control the temperature in each room.

I should note that the weather was -5 degrees with a wind chill of -20 or -30 degrees....record lows and coldest temperatures in 20+ yearsI have 2 questions:1: I have language that would support holding the tenants accountable for 'accidently' leaving the door they granted access to the utility employee open by not making sure it was properly secured.

@Jeff LubeskiSince you don't have it written in your contract about a minimum temperature and tenants fault.

There were internal memos from McDonald's over the previous decade stating that they knew their coffee was caused damage at the temperature served but it was easier to pay these cases off when they occured than make a change.

Have modern circuit breakers with knob and tube.Of course we had that poster that had a child scorched when children were playing in tub with a water tank set at a too high temperature.