08-14-2014, 12:44 AM
Aloha,
From what I have read. It depends on if you included electricty in the rent payment or if tenant was responsible to pay for electric and the account is in there name. If so then they cannot break the lease and are still obligated and the tenants beef should be with the electric company. I am also not a lawyer but I did research this fully as we are also landlords. No we do get a big fat rent check is does not even cover the mortgage, insurance and taxes on the place and our tenants get a fully furnished 3 bedroom home at a really low rate with internet, phone, satellite Tv provided they pay us about $27 a day for rent is what it averages out to be - They are responsbile for electric. Some campgrounds charge more then that per night.
Now if a tree or damage to the rental made it uninhabital such as roof flew off, windows busted out or simular that you could not repair in a timely mannner, then they could break the lease. Also if in a colder climate and heat was needed to keep warm, then they may have a loophole where they could break the lease. That is not the case in Hawaii.
Even though we did not have to we purchased a 4000 watt generator from Amazon and had it shipped to our tenants. Not becuase we had to becaused we cared about what they were going through and wanted to help in anyway we could. Had it shipped express delivery! Oouch the generator and shipping really hurt our pocket book and set us back some. But we did not want them to be without and wanted to do our part to help in any way we could due to the circumstances that was beyond their control.
Legally I do not think they can break the lease if you did not include eletric in the rental payment and lease - but then I am not really 100% sure.
From what I have read. It depends on if you included electricty in the rent payment or if tenant was responsible to pay for electric and the account is in there name. If so then they cannot break the lease and are still obligated and the tenants beef should be with the electric company. I am also not a lawyer but I did research this fully as we are also landlords. No we do get a big fat rent check is does not even cover the mortgage, insurance and taxes on the place and our tenants get a fully furnished 3 bedroom home at a really low rate with internet, phone, satellite Tv provided they pay us about $27 a day for rent is what it averages out to be - They are responsbile for electric. Some campgrounds charge more then that per night.
Now if a tree or damage to the rental made it uninhabital such as roof flew off, windows busted out or simular that you could not repair in a timely mannner, then they could break the lease. Also if in a colder climate and heat was needed to keep warm, then they may have a loophole where they could break the lease. That is not the case in Hawaii.
Even though we did not have to we purchased a 4000 watt generator from Amazon and had it shipped to our tenants. Not becuase we had to becaused we cared about what they were going through and wanted to help in anyway we could. Had it shipped express delivery! Oouch the generator and shipping really hurt our pocket book and set us back some. But we did not want them to be without and wanted to do our part to help in any way we could due to the circumstances that was beyond their control.
Legally I do not think they can break the lease if you did not include eletric in the rental payment and lease - but then I am not really 100% sure.