Electronic Portable Air Conditioner

My apartment lease forbids installation of air conditioning units?

Does this include portable air conditioning units? There is no installation or change to the walls or windows. Electricity is included in my rent.

Public Comments

1. i doubt it... plus i dont think they would find out if you did ever have one.
2. My guess it does include portable units.
3. That's a gray area, I'd say, since you dont technically have to "install" it. They might have an issue with you using up their electricity, though.
4. not sure you might need to ask your land lord before you get one. It would suck if you got one and you had to put it down due to your lease.
5. I don't think a wall or window unit would be on their list. Perhaps it is, because AC units use heaps of electricity. However, i just dont think so.
6. I think you'll find that the tenancy laws of your country trump the hacked out language in your contract, you want to install aircon, get it installed, that is your right, however you will have to have the 'hole' filled in when you move out. You would very likely have to pay for the additional electricity consumed as well. Go see your local city hall for more details on your rights. A portable air conditioner will not require a big hole in the wall, nor does it need a permanent fixture, so yes, portable is ok.
7. the reasons your land lords dont want you to have an air unit installed is because it may alter the walls or windows ... another reason is if your electric is included in the rent an air unit will most defently run your bill up way too high and the land lord doesnt have to pay for that... only the norm elect you have at present... an air unit will double or even triple the bill... landlords dont want to get stuck with a bill you wont beable to pay.... expecially now adays . some electric companys are not govt regulated and will double and even triple your electric bills with out notice... i have been there. in oklahoma... our cafe used 600.00 dollars a month normaly for 4 yrs and within a month after that it went to 1600.00 dollars . we paid the bill and had the company come out and do checks on everything... we even asked our customes what they thought of their bills and they all said theirs doubled and some tripled... the next month we got another bill and it was 1700.00 dollars so we closed the cafe, and called the news papers and they ran a story about them and the fact they were Gouging their customers... we were advised by an attorney not to pay the bill and nothing was done about that electric company hiking the cost up so high so we pulled out.... cheers mystic
8. YES!!!!! If you have to take it out of a box and physically place it in the window you are installing it!! Your landlord is paying the electric bill right? Your about to double or triple his electric bill by running an inefficient window unit right??? You are setting yourself up to get evicted. I would, could and have evicted tenants for this action. I will do it again and I will do it with a smile on my face & here's why. I have an exact break even point on every unit I own. If a tenant - let's say You - OK so You install an air conditioner - that dollar amount just changed DRASTICALLY!! Congratulations instead of my making $60 a month profit I am losing money - YOU ARE STEALLING FROM THAT ELECTRIC FROM HIM/HER!!! This is exactly how your landlord can and will look at it - Oh & this is also how the courts look at it too! I know that a bunch of the moron's out there will say "Yeah stick it to him he's the man - he's your landlord he can afford to pay for it he's making so much money on you!!" - that's a Lie made by selfish little people - most landlords are scratching by with the amount your paying in rent & a lot are going under because their tenants don't do the right thing - i.e. installing window air conditioners. If you really feel the need for one call him or her up and explaing your case and offer to pay an extra thiry to fifty bucks a month to cover the electric costs during the summer months. I think that is going to be your best chance of not geting evicted and then sued for damages - which incidently you ARE liable for if you do this. Good luck Oh and for the idiot up there that says to go ahead and to do it - HE IS DEAD WRONG!!!! YOU SIR ARE AN IDIOT!!!!!!! If you alter any - I mean ANY portion of your rental you WILL be doing three things over the next few YEARS!!! 1- Paying for an attorney - actually two because your going to lose your case and thusly have to reimburse me for mine -so actually two attorneys. Ok so Two attorneys 2- Paying courts costs - for both of us 3- Paying for the unit to be brought back to original condition. Or if you don't pay here's what will happen next - your credit will be screwed and I will put you into collections - yup! There are about a million of the collection companies out there and a bunch specialize in exactly this so don't be stupid just call your landlord and work something out.
9. I doubt it...those don't damage anything as they just sit in a window and you just close it down on top of it. However, if electric is included in your rent...go ahead and put it in and wait to see if your landlord says anything...if he/she does, then re-negotiate what a fair amount extra would be for the unit....but do that in a separate agreement (for the AC only) so you aren't paying a high price in the winter as well when you are not using it. As long as you are paying for your fair share, he/she shouldn't have an issue with it. No one should have to suffer in the heat. PS: To those that think "installing" a window unit that just plugs in is "installing" it...I guess he has probably "installed" a television, lamps, clock radio's, etc.
10. They probably forbid air conditioners because your electricity is included in your rent. The use of airconditioning would make your electric sky rocket.
11. Then any unit that gets installed in a window is forbidden. Window units can cause lots of damage if not installed properly. Generally, they must be screwed into the window/frame - which is an alteration. Also, if a unit is not angled properly it can caused water damage to the window, sill and wall below. If this is a condo rental, then it is likely forbidden per the HOA CCR's. A free standing portable unit would likely be fine as long as the circuit can support it.