no, I am not a hypochondriac...

[dchenes]

My landlady came to see about taking away the light fixture in my kitchen (it's a track-light bulb holding up a faux-Tiffany lampshade, and she wants to put the lampshade back on its lamp). In the course of conversation I mentioned that I hadn't noticed the heat on since I got back yesterday, and she said something to the effect of "well, that's funny, I had it set for 53 like usual when nobody's home." It seems that when nobody's home and on weekdays it's 53, and at 5:15 it turns on headed for 60-something (I forget what exactly).

No bloody wonder I'm always freezing. If the third-floor (and only) thermostat is set for 53 most of the time, and heat rises, it's probably 48 in here.

I looked up the Massachusetts tenants' rights, and apparently it's supposed to be at least 64 in a rented apartment between September 16 and June 14. So the question is whether I really want to get into this with her (the instant answer is no, because it will put me on the wrong side of her and I'm dealing with enough already), or whether I want to bring her attention to the 11 degrees of heat I'm entitled to.

Comments

[siercia]

I'd say buy a thermometer to confirm your temps insode the apartment - it they really are that low, then yeah, you should say something. That's too col even for me, and I'm a polar bear.

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

Definitely buy a thermostat, and then politely bring it to her attention that it's too cold, and the heat needs to be turned up.

If she doesn't respond to that, then you can slip in, "my impression is that apt's should be 64 degrees..." etc.

I don't recall what your lease situation is, but making a gentle stink about this should be enough to get it resolved - don't not say something and end up freezing.