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    Default What Can You Do if Another Tenant Doesn't Pay Their Share of the Electric Bill

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Florida

    Hello, I live in a house that used to be one until the landlords decided to split it up to 2 parts, front and back. We used to live in the front but then we had to move to the back. Now the family that lives in the front do not pay the electric bill on time but we pay our share. This has been happening for months now and we spoke to the landlords and they have done nothing. As of today we have no power and I am typing this on my phone, I'm getting tired of this, what can I do about this?

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    Default Re: What Can You Do if Another Tenant Doesn't Pay Their Share of the Electric Bill

    If the electrical bill is in your landlord's name, explain to your landlord that it's his legal duty to keep the power on even if the other tenants haven't been paying their portion of the bill.

    If the electrical bill is not in your landlord's name, please share the relevant facts about to whom the bill is issued and why it is in that person's name. If it's in your name, does your lease say anything about the electrical bill (including how you are to recover the other tenant's share)?

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