If you are easily manipulated now, it's nearly impossible to tighten things up later.

Keeps the heat at a certain temp? 

I tend to believe in the climate scientists, who say that as the world's temp. gains 1 degree celcius, which say isn't too far off, in years; then they say that most of California will turn into a desert, without adequate water.

He carefully constructs that statement in a way that's borderline manipulative.

I think society has to think for them self’s and not be so easy manipulated.

Odds are, they are also looking for you - you just need to connect.There is also the possibility of doing a corporate rental - where a company, like a temp agency for traveling nurses, wants to just pay you a regular rent that they guarantee you, and their employees come and go. 

They may be thinking you want to bury your pipes under the property when you are only requesting temp access to perform the work. 

It's something most people only hear (false) horror stories about and so people will use a Landlord's lack of education to manipulate the situation.As for the legality, you are under no obligation. 

It's a rarity for the temp to get to 117, though the all time record was set on July 20,1988 at 118, I remember it well, it's the day my son was born.

With the hot water heaters in each unit, they could control the temp of the water, too.Each unit also had it's own gas wall heater.