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yeah agreed that tenants should buy smart appliances to replace non-functioning fixtures instead!

micromacrofoot 1y ago
no, the landlord should fix their property in a timely manner or they should sell it to someone that will a $20 lamp you get to keep is smarter and safer than fixing someone else's property doing unlicensed electrical work at your own cost and without their permission... why does this even have to be explained?
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
  >unlicensed electrical work Are you from the US? The overwhelming likely fixes to "my bathroom light won't work" are not work that would require skilled electrical work or a permit. The cost is also not likely to be more than a floor lamp, and the tenant can also keep the fixture when they leave. Also many jurisdictions (willing to bet covering a huge plurality of Americans) would let you subtract the cost of necessary repairs from your rent.
  - micromacrofoot 1y ago
    I'm glad you've only ever worked with pleasant landlords who don't have dangerous electrical work in their apartments, but this is not my experience
    - ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
      Plugging a floor lamp into a bathroom electrical socket is going to reduce your danger?
      - micromacrofoot 1y ago
        code requires a GFCI socket in a bathroom, which if functioning would be safer than mucking around in an unknown wall receptacle, but YMMV
        RandomBacon 1y ago
        You're trusting that someone will follow the law about one receptacle, but expecting them to not follow the law about another nearby receptacle?
        micromacrofoot 1y ago
        gfci will do you the courtesy of flipping instead of killing you
        RandomBacon 1y ago
        Yes, I know what GFCI is and how it works, but what does that have to do with my comment that you replied to? When house shopping, I have found non-GFCI outlets where code said they should be GFCI. A homeowner got a crappy electrician, and you think all landlords will get the best electricians that follow code?

no, the landlord should fix their property in a timely manner or they should sell it to someone that will a $20 lamp you get to keep is smarter and safer than fixing someone else's property doing unlicensed electrical work at your own cost and without their permission... why does this even have to be explained?

ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
>unlicensed electrical work Are you from the US? The overwhelming likely fixes to "my bathroom light won't work" are not work that would require skilled electrical work or a permit. The cost is also not likely to be more than a floor lamp, and the tenant can also keep the fixture when they leave. Also many jurisdictions (willing to bet covering a huge plurality of Americans) would let you subtract the cost of necessary repairs from your rent.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  I'm glad you've only ever worked with pleasant landlords who don't have dangerous electrical work in their apartments, but this is not my experience
  - ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
    Plugging a floor lamp into a bathroom electrical socket is going to reduce your danger?
    - micromacrofoot 1y ago
      code requires a GFCI socket in a bathroom, which if functioning would be safer than mucking around in an unknown wall receptacle, but YMMV
      - RandomBacon 1y ago
        You're trusting that someone will follow the law about one receptacle, but expecting them to not follow the law about another nearby receptacle?
        micromacrofoot 1y ago
        gfci will do you the courtesy of flipping instead of killing you
        RandomBacon 1y ago
        Yes, I know what GFCI is and how it works, but what does that have to do with my comment that you replied to? When house shopping, I have found non-GFCI outlets where code said they should be GFCI. A homeowner got a crappy electrician, and you think all landlords will get the best electricians that follow code?