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Electrical/Landlord issues?

de33vine@sbcglobal.net asked:

Help!!! After a recent storm, the lights in my apt. went out. I was able to get most of the lights back on (via the fuse box). My problems lie in the fact that, they will not come on in 1 room of the apt. I contacted my landlord; who has given me the cold shoulder. My question is should i try to fix this myself (hire out an electrician) or ride it out. I’m afraid she might try to sue me once i move. She’s tight-fisted with money and i think she’ll say that this incident was my fault. It’s an old bldg. and, typically i have to keep warm with a space heater. If i hire an electrician; how much do you think this would cost? Thank you very much; all help would be appreciated!

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renters insurance?

calisurfgrl asked:

i need help…im going to end up in court with my management company who i rent my house through. please tell me…”IF” i did have renters insurance would they cover a $1000 TV that was damaged from the plumbers that they (the management co.) hired to come into my home and tear out a bathtub to replace it with a shower? the tv was blown from them jackhammering which caused the electric to keep going out in my house. the plumbers had to several times reset the breaker. so i called my management company and told them, all the sudden my tv wont turn on which was directly on the other side of the wall where they were working. they said they would have a great electrician come out to determine wether or not it was the plumbers fault. YES, he said it was. now the mgmt. do. has told us they will not do anything about it and thats why i should have renters insurance. im not understanding that if they send someone out to my house that damages my property how renters insurance would cover that. isnt renters insurance for like a major disaster…ie: fire, flood, earthquake and your property being damaged because of that? why would they cover the plumbers that did the damage? not to mention im in contract with a 3 bedroom 2 bath house and the plumbers also screwed the shower up so we’ve been without our master bathroom for 3 weeks. im refusing to pay rent this month. ive paid $1425 on time every month for over a year and they have the nerve to say i still owe $1425 with the loss of one TV and no 2nd bathroom. am i crazy or does this seem unfair to you also? does anyone know if i did have renters insurance would they cover the tv? since i wont pay my rent i know this is going to end up in court so im going to need to be sure its on them to pay for my tv, right?

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golfcaddieashley asked:

I was just wondering if anyone could give me the price of their electric bill in an all electric house about 2200 sq ft. Cannot get electric company to give me an estimate. Or if anyone knows an online calculator or something. Anything will help me at this point.
Thanks

sussex electrician

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Nick G asked:

Are there any certioficates that are needed or do all the electrcis have to be checked by a qualified electrician? Cheers

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