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First unplug the extension cord and tell them Don't do it again. --99.117.xxx.xxx

I was looking to find out if this has happened to anyone else and if so what they have done about it. --208.102.xx.xxx

Gail --152.130.x.xxx

Police showed up, identified that it was the tenant's extension cord, unplugged it, and wrote it up as a theft. --99.18.xx.xxx

The charge is theft of service. --66.226.xx.xxx

Gail - There is an outlet that is about 3' from his door. It is electric that i pay for. The only time it gets used is when they vacuum the hallways. --208.102.xx.xxx

Sorry. I've been cleaning up a messy moveout all day yesterday and today. --74.222.xxx.xxx

This is a tenant that came to me after his house burnt down and the red cross sepped in and helped him out. He Is behind on rent but is trying to get caught up. --208.102.xx.xxx

Gail --152.130.x.xxx

take pcture cut cord, call cops,and then check unit. could be fire hazard with ext cords running allovver the place. --99.20.xx.xxx

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Avoid all the hassles. Remove the outlet and install a coverplate. --192.158.xx.xxx

If there is a circuit breaker or fuse to the outlet then click off the circuit breaker or remove the fuse. This is very dangerour situation where the extension cord is unable to handle the current then the extension will heat up where a fire can be started. If a heater or air conditioner is connected to the extension cord then there can be a fire. --74.220.xxx.xxx

If his power is off then he is also probably burning candles. Can you smell fire!!!! --173.50.xx.xx

Finally, you can buy lockable cover plates. I'd recommend it, or build a locking cover over the socket out of metal (have a shop weld it up if you don't have a welder) and bolt it to the wall. --76.170.xxx.xxx

Pull the plug out of the outlet...cut off the plug head with wire cutters...drop what's left of the extension cord on the hallway floor...leave and take the plug head with you. If it happens again, rinse, repeat...see how long it takes him to get a clue. --67.224.xx.xxx

New jersey --24.191.xx.xxx

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i would tell them never to do that again or they will get tossed.and unplug plug.second time they get tossed. --173.162.xxx.xxx

Route some cable from this outlet hot to a switch in the place you keep the sweeper locked up, turn on while doing maintenance and off when you leave. --99.160.xx.xx

The only way I got this to stop was to re-wire my property so the clean up crew could flip a switch and activate the outlets for one hour -- then the hallway outlets go dead. No power then no problem. --173.55.xxx.xxx

Routed the switch to a locked area in the basement. --75.92.xxx.xxx

just had bought apts and found that one of my inherited tenants had connect his water heater to the washer room heater. he must have been doing so for years from the previous ll. i cut out his connection and soon heard him complaining of an increased util bill. he moved soon afterward. i wonder why. that was over 30 years ago. i never missed his being there since. --166.147.xxx.xx

Reid, a lot of good advice here. Come back and tell us how you handled it. --74.36.xxx.xx

Reid, a lot of good advice here. Come back and tell us how you handled it. --74.36.xxx.xx

I had a tenant use PPL service for 1 year without having electrical service in their name. When previous tenant moved out, we switched it to our name, when this new tenant moved in , we had it taken off our name and the tenant told me that they got the electrical service connected and we believed them. One month before their 1 year lease was up, there power was disconnected. They lived for a month without electricity. When we went to clean up, there was no power so we called the electrician thinking that something was wrong and he told us that there was no power. We found out that they stole from PPL for 11 months and no-one at PPL went after them as the service was never in their name. So we consumers end up footing the theft. --72.88.xxx.xxx

Now I came here for advice I am currently a tenant with this issue where I have a breathing machine in the unit and Everytime I plug it in it blows a fuse in the apartment and I reported it to my landlord and was told it was ok to have it plugged in the hallway with an extension cord until it can get fixed I came home today and it was cut I've always paid a month in advance and am up to date on my electric bill and even offered to pay extra i went as far as to look into the law and stipulations regarding this and it's not illegal to do with their knowledge but can be considered theft without it, i also looked uinto action that a landlord can take and cutting the cord is illegal but is not enough to take Immediate action it sounds petty but this is a $450 extension cord that I had bought for my job I do carpentry and construction and had this for specific purposes and certain types of roofing jobs not only that I offered to pay extra on top of my rent which is over $1,300 by the way pus my other bills not to mention all of the problems being reported in the unit that seems to never get fixed I don't want to have to call the police but I want it to be paid for at least. Thank you for taking the time to read all this I know it's a lot and I apologize it was this long --193.186.x.xxx

Unplug the extension cord and cut it into 20 pieces. --99.23.xxx.x

File eviction on the guy. If you feel for him tell him to leave first. If he is having problems with his electrical service he should inform you before he decides to steal and put the other tenants at risk. --107.147.xx.xxx

This is a man who's been thru a lot. Knock on the door as a few questions explain that he can't do this and encourage him, help him, whatever is necessary to get the electric turn on in his unit. Or maybe the electric is on and he's trying to save a few nickels? But geez don't be passive aggressive. He lives in your Business! Your building! You like the other residents and want to keep them? Show the man some respect. Knock on the door. --172.59.xxx.xx