What Landlord Does to Thermostat in Winter Slammed Online: ‘Can’t Be Legal’ [Video]

A post detailing a landlord’s decision to lock the thermostat during winter has gone viral on Reddit.

The post, uploaded by Reddit user Nebualaxy, has amassed 11,000 upvotes since it was shared on February 2.

The image accompanying the post shows a thermostat encased in a clear lockbox with a key lock, preventing tenants from adjusting the temperature.

In the post, Nebualaxy wrote: “Landlord locked the thermostat in the middle of winter to ‘prevent’ the boiler losing pressure. It still drops pressure leaving us without heating or hot water every few days.”

The tenant later commented that they live in “supported accommodation” in England, adding: “so I know it has different rules to a regular rental place.”

Supported accommodation provides housing with additional support for “16- and 17- year-old looked after children and care leavers [those leaving the foster care system] to enable them to live semi-independently” and help them transition to independent living, …