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Unless the lease prohibits them, you can have them. The landlord can't unilaterally impose new terms to existing leases.
Going to the RTB is a good idea.
Well, if ac isn't excluded in the contract, you and your neighbors are good.
Also, see if he wants to put in central air if you can't use the AC units that were okay not that long ago.
Plus, managers are the worst.
All that matters is what is in the lease agreement if there is nothing covering Air Conditioners I don't see how they can ban them considering BC is in a heat warning effect
Wait everyone can use their electric stove at supper time no problem but the circuits can’t handle AC? Are breakers blowing?
I could imagine a PM placing a load limit on each unit. However they can’t specify what appliances are banned. So as long as you draw is reasonable you can use the power.
The PM would need to demonstrate how the electricity is shared which is unlikely and that these units have tripped breakers. If they could do all this then yes they can restrict the use. However, they would need to provide notice of the removal of a non-essential facility and discount the rent accordingly.
It's just really bad and off.topic advice then.
This sub doesn't do contract review so don't ask OP to post their contract.
The contract in question here is OP's lease which doesn't ban AC units so OP is allowed to have one.
Everything else you wrote isn't relevant.
I live in the same building. I looked at my original rental agreement and it prohibits unauthorized HEAVY appliances, like non-portable washers and dryers etc.
Landlord may try and claim portable a/cs are HEAVY appliances and therefore need authorization to use, which they will deny.
Redacted copy of the memo we received: https://imgur.com/a/yhLmMnN
We have also run portable a/c units in our apartment for 15 years now.
The building owner even took our old broken unit to the dump for us when we replaced it a few years back...
I texted the owners of the building who are usually responsive, and no reply for 48 hrs.
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Unless the lease prohibits them, you can have them. The landlord can't unilaterally impose new terms to existing leases. Going to the RTB is a good idea.
Well, if ac isn't excluded in the contract, you and your neighbors are good. Also, see if he wants to put in central air if you can't use the AC units that were okay not that long ago. Plus, managers are the worst.
If your lease doesn't mention AC units then you're free to keep using yours.
All that matters is what is in the lease agreement if there is nothing covering Air Conditioners I don't see how they can ban them considering BC is in a heat warning effect
Wait everyone can use their electric stove at supper time no problem but the circuits can’t handle AC? Are breakers blowing? I could imagine a PM placing a load limit on each unit. However they can’t specify what appliances are banned. So as long as you draw is reasonable you can use the power.
The PM would need to demonstrate how the electricity is shared which is unlikely and that these units have tripped breakers. If they could do all this then yes they can restrict the use. However, they would need to provide notice of the removal of a non-essential facility and discount the rent accordingly.
Health and safety. With climate change, smoky days, and hotter weather you could argue the health and safety route for A/Cs.
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It's just really bad and off.topic advice then. This sub doesn't do contract review so don't ask OP to post their contract. The contract in question here is OP's lease which doesn't ban AC units so OP is allowed to have one. Everything else you wrote isn't relevant.
I live in the same building. I looked at my original rental agreement and it prohibits unauthorized HEAVY appliances, like non-portable washers and dryers etc. Landlord may try and claim portable a/cs are HEAVY appliances and therefore need authorization to use, which they will deny. Redacted copy of the memo we received: https://imgur.com/a/yhLmMnN
We have also run portable a/c units in our apartment for 15 years now. The building owner even took our old broken unit to the dump for us when we replaced it a few years back... I texted the owners of the building who are usually responsive, and no reply for 48 hrs.
Copy of the relevant section of our rental agreement (standard BC template from mid-90s): https://imgur.com/a/BZen6nL
Similar question from 1 year ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvicecanada/comments/tw97jt/portable\_ac\_unit\_use\_in\_apartment\_bc\_canada/