One bad tenant or one bad heat pump could require you to invest 5-10k in repairs.

It is an older house with a radiant heating system.

It is an older house with a radiant heating system.

Looking forward to speaking with you.Thanks,-Brian    Hi Brian,  I work with heating and air conditioning.

Good luck with the heat :)

Landlord’s only option to collect funds for damages is to take tenants to court.More and more tenants are only having a portion of their rent covered by S8, so landlords need to still screen tenants for portion they must pay.Landlord cannot charge S8 tenants a portion of shared utilities – which can lead to the infamous tales of tenant retaliation against landlord by blasting heat on high with open windows during winter.S8 caseworker response times can be very slow, as they are usually overworked & underpaid.Again, overall it’s a pretty good deal for a decent landlord that does some decent screening.

My concern with older wiring like that isn't just the lack of ground but often there are less circuits and there is a possibility of overloading circuits, generating heat in the wire and causing a fire hazard.

Also has been working perfectly.The Sensi is nice because it doesn't need a C wire if you have A/C and heat.

Call him and discuss your concern about the electricity being off regarding heat in the winter.Better he gets a heads up on in now than in Dec 31 during a snow storm.If it needs to be on, simply ask him to reestablish service (and you double check that it's been done). 

It depends if you have a heating unit that runs off the same freon.